Nelson v. Jones

Opinion by

DICKSON, C.

Some time prior to the 9th1 day of April, 1920, a horse was stolen from a man by the name of Bud Powell, and on the 9th day of April, 1920, this stolen horse was traded to the plaintiff in error for another horse. It is conceded that this trade, in so far as the plaintiff in error was concerned, was made in good faith, that he voluntarily parted with the possession of the horse intending to transfer to the person traded with a good title. On the 8th day of May, 1920, a young man going by the name of Morrow sold the horse which had been obtained from the plaintiff in error…