Hobart v. Beers
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from, CheroJcee District Court. Action brought by H. R. Beers and 8. M. Sovereen, against B. F. Hobart and C. M. Condon, to recover for their conversion of certain railroad ties, and bridge and trestle timber. Trial at the October Term, 1880, of the district court, and judgment for the plaintiffs. New trial denied, and defendants bring the case here. The opinion states the facts.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.:
This is an action brought in the district court of Cherokee county, by defendants in error, Beers and Sovereen, to recover from plaintiffs in error, Hobart and Con-don, for railroad ties and bridge timber, which they allege were converted by said Hobart and Condon. To this petition a general denial was filed; the case was tried before a jury, and verdict rendered for plaintiffs; $300 of such verdict having been remitted, judgment was entered upon the verdict, and from such judgment defendants bring error.
In a general way, the facts may be…
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