Case Name: Collier v. Lambie-Bate Construction Co.
Court: Colorado Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Colorado
Decision Date: 1927-07-05
Citations: 82 Colo. 263
Docket Number: No. 11,813
Parties: Collier v. Lambie-Bate Construction Co.
Judges: 
Reporter: Colorado Reports
Volume: 82
Pages: 263–264

Head Matter:
No. 11,813.
Collier v. Lambie-Bate Construction Co.
Decided July 5, 1927.
Rehearing denied September 12, 1927.
Mr. Gail L. Ireland, for plaintiff in error.
Messrs. Fowler & Fowler, Mr. Harold T. Bate, for defendant in error.
En Banc.

Opinion:
Mr. Justice Whiteord
delivered the opinion of the court.
The defendant in error, plaintiff below, had judgment for $814.70, including interest, in an action for damages for the conversion of a Galleon sand screen, which was rented to the defendant Collier by the plaintiff company. In addition to a general denial the defendant filed a supplemental answer, alleging a settlement agreement between the plaintiff and defendant, and that the defendant had fulfilled and carried out that agreement on his part. Defendant's witness, Ireland, testified that a definite agreement was made. Plaintiff's witness, Bate, flatly contradicted the testimony of Ireland. On the trial the conversion of the screen was conceded and is not a matter of controversy here.
The questions raised here are solely questions of fact. The trial court found the issues in favor of the plaintiff, and that the value of the screen was $700 and that the conversion occurred on December 13, 1924, and allowed interest from that date.
After a careful reading of the record, we are convinced that there is ample testimony to sustain the findings of the trial court. We caniiot disturb the findings of the trial court on conflicting evidence.
Judgment affirmed.