McGraw v. Patterson

¡Nellie Butler commenced this suit in trover against appellants, Jane McGraw and Elmina Wilcox, for the wrongful conversion of certain personal property in and about a millinery and dress-making establishment formerly occupied by plaintiff. Before the trial at which the judgment appealed from was entered, the plaintiff died, and appellee, her executor, was substituted as plaintiff. There was a verdict for appellee for $691.50, on which judgment was entered.

The facts proved on the trial were briefly as follows:

Mrs. hfellie Butler was carrying on the business of millinery and dress-making, the…