Horton v. Amoral
Horton v. Amoral
Opinion of the Court
After verdict for the defendant in this action of trover the plaintiff has presented his bill of exceptions to this, court on one portion of the charge to the jury only, viz.: “I have decided that there is but one question here for you to consider and that is this question of the conversion of the lumber. This action is not a proper action to recover for the hay and straw under the circumstances testified to by the plaintiff and his witnesses in this case, so you will confine your attention to the question of the conversion of the lumber.”
The plaintiff’s exception is thus stated: “The plaintiff takes exception to that portion of the charge in and by which his claim as to hay and straw is excluded from the consideration of the jury.”
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The utmost effect which we can give to this agreement, if it be conceded that it was made as claimed by the plaintiff, is that the defendant agreed that the hay and straw should not be taken away, but should be kept on the farm. But no title in either is reserved to the plaintiff so that it could be made liable to attachment for the plaintiff’s debts, nor are the parties made joint owners. We see no evidence creating such title or right of possession in said hay and straw in the plaintiff as enables him to maintain an action for trover and conversion. If the defendant has violated an executory contract in respect of these matters, the plaintiff doubtless has his appropriate remedy for such breach of obligation, but it is not in this form of action.
Plaintiff’s exception overruled and case remitted to the Superior Court for the entry of judgment on the verdict.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Adin B. Horton v. Augustus F. Amoral.
- Status
- Published