Bowman & Cockrel v. Ed. Blanton & Co.

Opinion of thf. Court by

William Rogers Clay, Commissioner

Affirming

Appellants, -H. W. Bowman and E. L. Cockrel, as partners doing business under the firm name of Bowman & Cockrel, brought this action against the appellee, Ed Blanton & Company, a corporation, to recover the value of certain lumber which they charged in their petition had been stolen by one Spahn and-sold to appellee for the sum of $234.67. It was further alleged in the petition that appellee had converted the property to- its own use and had failed, upon demand, to pay appellants the value thereof, amounting to $269.13.…