Coats & Williamson, Inc. v. Moran & Co.

This is a joint appeal by the defendants from a judgment rendered against them in the sum of $2,769.50 and costs for the alleged conversion of ninety-five and one-half tons of hay.

During the month of October, 1919, the hay in question was stored in a barn on an island near Vallejo, of which C. R. Windeler and S. Benson at that time had control. On November 8, 1919, Windeler & Benson made a purported sale of said hay to Goss & Son. On November 13, 1919, Goss & Son sold the hay to the defendant Moran & Co. Within a few days thereafter Moran & Co. shipped the hay on a barge under the control of…