Legal Opinion

Casco Mercantile & Trust Co. v. Central Savings Bank & Trust Co.

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided June 2, 1924No. 10,758PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Denison

The plaintiff in error was nonsuited in an action against the defendants in error for the conversion of certain cattle and brings the case here for review.

*480The complaint contained a much more detailed statement of the facts than was necessary, but it was good under Littell v. Brayton Co., 70 Colo. 286, 201 Pac. 34. It follows from the decision in *Baker v. Cordwell, 6 Colo. 199, that all that is necessary under the code is to allege that defendant took certain goods of the plaintiff (describing them) and converted them to his own use, which would be equivalent to trespass de bonis at common…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Chicago City Railway Co. v. McMahonIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
  2. Northwestern Bank v. FreemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  3. Payne v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1916
  4. Baker v. CordwellSupreme Court of Colorado · 1882
  5. Littell v. Brayton Motor & Accessory Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1921

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. People Ex Rel. Nelson v. Wiersema State BankIllinois Supreme Court · 1935
  2. Bechmann v. TaylorSupreme Court of Colorado · 1926
  3. Thomas v. First National BankSupreme Court of Colorado · 1935
  4. Wade v. NowelsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1926
  5. Haynes v. ZangSupreme Court of Colorado · 1926

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