Ellis v. Nelson

OPINION

By the Court,

Merrill, J.:

This is an action to recover possession of a Platt house trailer and for damages for wrongful detention. From judgment in favor of the plaintiff and from order denying new trial, defendants have appealed. Their defense to the action is based upon an alleged contract of salé of the trailer and we are here concerned with the question whether such a contract ever was actually consummated.

On February 18, 1948, respondent Nelson, owner of the Platt trailer, desiring to sell it, contacted appellant Solomon, who, under the name of “Ray’s Motors,” oper-áted a trailer…