Milner v. J.H. Lewis Son

The first two assignments of error relate to the rulings of the court in permitting plaintiff to testify that he and his son were the owners of the piano in question. This did not call for a conclusion, but was testimony as to a fact. A witness may properly testify as to who is the owner of personal property. Daffron v. Crump, 69 Ala. 77; Steiner v. Tranum, 98 Ala. 315, 13 So. 365; Rasco v. Jefferson, 142 Ala. 705, 38 So. 246.

The cause was tried before the court without a jury. The evidence was taken ore tenus, and was conflicting. Under these conditions the presumptions are in favor of the…