Bohart v. Songer

This is an action for conversion of the proceeds obtained from the sale of a cow. Plaintiff alleges that he purchased the animal in question from one Freeman, the lawful owner thereof, on July 17, 1938, and obtained Freeman’s bill of sale therefor. The cow was inspected at Bozeman and subsequently shipped to Billings where it was again inspected and there sold. The proceeds from the sale were impounded by a state livestock inspector, one of the defendants in this action. He turned the proceeds over to the Montana Livestock Commission to be held pending determination of the ownership of the…