Work v. Wagner

Plaintiff in error was plaintiff in an action against defendants in error for the conversion of a quantity of wheat. He claimed ownership and right of possession under a chattel mortgage given to him by one Dinsmore, the lessee of land belonging to defendant Wagner, on which the wheat in question had been raised.

Wagner’s answer alleged that, finding that Dinsmore had abandoned the premises, she harvested, threshed, and marketed the wheat, leaving two-thirds of the proceeds of the sale with the defendant Elevator Company, the purchaser of the wheat. She claimed, however, that the re ceipts…