Dixon v. Owens

Citations

• 21 Pa. Super. 376
• 1902 Pa. Super. LEXIS 361

Syllabus

<p>Bailment — Conversion by bailee.</p> <p>Where an owner of a horse permits his trainer to keep the horse at a race track in the trainer’s name, but subsequently reveals his ownership and pays the owner of the race track his charges for feed and keep, and attempts to take possession of the horse but is forceably prevented by the trainer, who claims, without authority, a lien on the horse for his services, and thereafter the trainer with the acquiescence and permission of the race track owner takes away the horse, and converts it to his own use, the owner of the horse has a right of action against the owner of the race track for the value of the horse.</p>