WHITE-PHILLIPS CO. v. GRAHAM

No. 5156.

74 F.2d 417 (1934)

WHITE-PHILLIPS CO., Inc., v. GRAHAM.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 28, 1935.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Patton, of Springfield, and Harold A. Smith and Winston, Strawn & Shaw, all of Chicago, Ill., for appellant.

W. Edgar Sampson, of Springfield, Ill., and James J. Barbour, of Chicago, Ill., for appellee.

Before ALSCHULER, EVANS, and SPARKS, Circuit Judges.


EVANS, Circuit Judge.

By appropriate action the Treasurer of Illinois sought to determine the legal ownership of eight $1,000 Illinois Highway bonds which had been stolen from appellee and which subsequently, through purchase, came into the possession of appellant.

The Facts. Appellee placed the eight Illinois Highway bonds in a safe in his home. Burglars stole them on or about September 2, 1930. He immediately gave notice of the theft to the Foreman...

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