Thomas v. Noel

The appellant sued the appellee for an alleged unlawful conversion of wheat. The evidence in the case consisted of an agreed statement of the facts, made a part of the record by an order of the court, and the question discussed by counsel is whether, upon the facts so stated, the decision of the court in favor of the defendant was right.

The following are the facts:

On the 4th day of March, 1879, the land upon which the wheat was grown was duly sold by the sheriff to the appellee, by virtue of an execution issued upon a judgment against the appellant, who owned and was at the time in possession…