110 Wash. 646 | Wash. | 1920
This was a replevin suit. The facts as found by the trial court are substantially as follows:
It is first contended by the appellant that the court erred in overruling the demurrer to the amended complaint. We think, however, that the demurrer was not well taken. The action was the usual replevin action and contained the customary allegations in support of replevin and, in addition, sought to recover the value of the property taken, in the event it should not be recovered.
Appellant also contends that there was no legal proof that the respondent was the owner of the real estate of which the furnace became a part. There was oral testimony that the respondent was the owner of the property. This testimony was admitted without objection and was sufficient to make a prima fade case of ownership.
It is next contended that the evidence fails to show that the furnace and equipment had become a part of the real estate. It mil be remembered that this furnace was installed by Strickland at a time when he had a contract for the purchase of the property. The boiler was bricked in and this bricking had to be torn down in order to remove the boiler. Large holes had been made in the floors of the building in order to carry the piping from the furnace to the various rooms. The removal of these pipes did material damage to the building. The trial court found that the furnace was so installed as that it had become a part of the real estate, and in this finding we concur. Filley v. Christopher, 39 Wash. 22, 80 Pac. 834, 109 Am. St. 853.
We think the testimony was amply sufficient to justify the court’s findings and its judgment. We deem it unnecessary to discuss certain other questions
Holcomb, O. J., Fullerton, Tolman, and Mount, JJ., concur.