Fitzgibbon Discount Corp. v. Windisch

LAWRENCE HOLMAN, Special Judge.

This is an action wherein plaintiff (respondent) seeks to recover damages resulting from the alleged conversion of an automobile by the defendant (appellant). A jury returned a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $300. From the ensuing judgment the defendant has duly perfected his appeal and the cause is now before this court for our review.

It appears from the evidence that on September 6, 1952, one James R. Pierce, a resident of St. Louis, Mo., purchased a 1947 Model Chevrolet Sedan from The House of Bargains, Inc., of St. Louis, Mo. As a part of the…