Turner v. Scobey Moving and Storage Company

STEAKLEY, Justice.

This is a suit by Petitioner, Mary Rose Turner, against Respondent, Scobey Moving & Storage Company, a public warehouseman. It is for conversion of household goods and other personal property released by Scobey to a third party upon a forged written authorization and without requiring production of the non-negotiable warehouse receipt issued by Scobey upon deposit of the goods.

Trial was to a jury which found that Scobey acted in good faith and in observance of responsible commercial standards in releasing the property. Judgment non obstante veredicto was rendered by the…