Taylor v. Dwyer

Nov 15, 1900
Reporters:
Before:
Dowdell
DOWDELL, J.

The action is trover. The complaint contains a single count, which is ‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍as follows: “The plaintiff claims of the defendant the sum of to-wit: twenty-five hundred dollars in damages for the wrongful conversion by the defendant during to-wit: ‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍the years 1894 and 1895 of said amount of money entrusted to defendant by plaintiff as her agent.” A judgment ml elicit was rendered, from which this appeal ‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍is prosecuted.

Whether the complaint states a substantial cause of action is practically the only question presented by the record for our consideration. The court is of ‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍the opinion and accordingly holds that after judgment nil dicit, the complaint sufficiently states a cause of action that will support the judgment.—Farrand v. Hurlburt, 7 Minn. 477; Kiniston v. Moore, Cro. Car. ‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍89; 26 Am. & Eng. Ency. Law (1st ed.) 766 and note.

The judgment is affirmed.