Boston Typewriter Co. v. G. J. Sherrard Co.

This is an action of tort for conversion, in which the plaintiff seeks to recover for one Underwood typewriter alleged to be the property of the plaintiff, and which the defendant now holds claiming a lien on same for his charges as innkeeper. The case originally was submitted on an agreed statement of facts, which follows:

“The typewriter, which is the subject matter of the suit, was rented by one Jacob Fisher from the plaintiff on October 12,1935, under the terms of a written lease, a copy *601of which is hereto annexed and herein incorporated by reference. The lease called for a rental of $3.00…