Rogers v. Benford
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Lincoln County ; Chas. B. Wilson, Jr., Judge. Action by J. A. Benford against George B. Rogers for damages for wrongful conversion and malicious prosecution. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, C. J.
This was an action by J. A. Benford against George B. Rogers for wrongful conversion of property, consisting of a cotton crop and a span of mules, and for damages for malicious prosecution. The action grew out of the following circumstances: In the spring of 1916, Rogers owned a mule which he proposed selling to Benford. Benford was a negro farmer. He, in substance, told Rogers that he couldn’t buy the mule unless he could buy two, and would be compelled to buy both of them on time. They finally agreed upon a mule belonging to one Ellis. Rogers bought the mule, or at least the mule was…
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