Peoples Loan & Finance Corporation v. Raymond Lawson

HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.

Brought by Raymond Lawson, the ap-pellee, against Peoples Loan & Finance Corporation, the appellant, and two of appellant’s agents, the suit was in trover for the wrongful conversion by the appellant and its agents of eleven automobiles owned by him. The damages sought were the market value, alleged as $13,095, of the automobiles and the reasonable hire thereof from the date of conversion. The appellant denied that plaintiff was the owner of the automobiles described in the complaint, alleged a value of $9960.00 for ten of them, and asserted by way of special defense…