JOHN CLAY & CO. LIVESTOCK COMMISSION v. CLEMENTS

No. 14809.

214 F.2d 803 (1954)

JOHN CLAY & CO. LIVESTOCK COMMISSION v. CLEMENTS et al.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 30, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Snakard, Ft. Worth, Tex. (Stone, Agerton, Parker & Kerr, Ft. Worth, Tex., Myers & Snerly, Chicago, Ill., of counsel), for appellant.

Robert F. Cherry, Edinburg, Tex., Rankin, Kilgore & Cherry, Edinburg, Tex., for appellees.

Before STRUM and RIVES, Circuit Judges, and DAWKINS, District Judge.


RIVES, Circuit Judge.

Appellees, by separate actions, which were subsequently consolidated, sued to recover the value of 114 head of cattle allegedly converted by appellant, who sold the cattle as the property of one I. V. Moulder at the Union Stock Yards in San Antonio, Texas. The facts were largely stipulated and are clearly set forth in the district court's memorandum findings as follows:

"The Union Stockyards at San Antonio is a stock yard as defined...

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