Dolphin v. Davis
Appellate Court of Illinois
Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Joseph Z. Uhlir, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1912.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Baker
delivered the opinion of the court.
An action of tort for the conversion of personal property under the Municipal Court Act (J. & A. ¶¶ 3313 et seq.) is governed by the same rules of evidence as an action of trover at common law. The bailment was one in which the bailee was hired by the bailor to perform labor on the article bailed and was a bailment for the benefit of both parties. The rule of law is that if the article bailed is used in a different manner or for a longer time than was agreed by the bailor, the bailee is guilty of conversion and is answerable for…
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