Stone v. Bartsch

In his complaint in this action, .plaintiff alleged that the defendants had converted certain grain owned by him of the value of $1290.00 and asked damages in that amount. In separate answers the defendants alleged that the grain in question had been raised upon land that the defendant, Bartsch, had leased from one R. N. Hoeniseh and that it was the property of Bartsch and not of the plaintiff, Stone. The case was brought on for trial before a jury in the District Court of McHenry County. After both sides had rested, each of the defendants moved for a directed verdict. The trial judge granted…