Donahue v. Shippee
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Exceptions to the Court of Common Pleas. The action was trover and conversion. After verdict for the plaintiff in the Court of Common Pleas, and judgment thereon, the defendant brought his exceptions to this court.
1Opinion of the CourtMatteson, J.
This is an action of trover for the conversion of a quantity of standing grass. The plaintiff purchased the grass growing on a parcel of land, and the Cranston Bleaching and Dyeing Company purchased the grass growing upon an adjoining parcel. There was no fence separating the parcels, nor any bounds to mark the line between them. The defendant, who was employed by the Cranston Bleaching and Dyeing Company, cut by its direction the grass purchased by it, and, not knowing where the boundary line was, unintentionally cut some of the plaintiff’s grass. He himself, however, did nothing more than…
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