Hansen v. Village of Ralston

This action, commenced in the district court for Douglas county by Raymond Hansen against the Village of Ralston, a municipal corporation, is in trover to recover damages for the conversion of personal property. From a verdict directed in favor of the plaintiff, in which the jury determined his damages to be the sum of $5,166.66, the village appeals.

The plaintiff and appellee will be referred to as Hansen; the defendant and appellant as the village.

The record discloses that in 1937 the village created a project, under the Works Project Administration, to develop a public park. For this…