Case Name: GROVER v. CLARK
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1883-08
Citations: 1 Wright 350
Docket Number: 
Parties: GROVER v. CLARK.
Judges: JUDGES — DANE AND WRIGHT.
Reporter: Reports of cases at law and in chancery, decided by the Supreme court of Ohio, during the years 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834.
Volume: 1
Pages: 357–358

Head Matter:
CUYAHOGA COUNTY,
AUGUST TERM, 1883.
JUDGES — DANE AND WRIGHT.
GROVER v. CLARK.
Factor — goods on hand — sold—money had and received.
A factor receiving goods for sale, is not liable for 1hem as goods sold while they remain on hand — if sold the proceeds might be recovered in a count for money had and received, deducting his charges; but if the goods have been exchanged for others by the owner’s consent, that is not a sale for which he is liable, while the goods received remain unsold.
Assumpsit for goods sold; &c., money paid, and bad, and received. Plea, non assumpsit.
The plaintiff read a receipt, signed by the defendant, for 25-J- kegs of tobacco, subject to the plaintiff’s order — of which seven kegs were endorsed as returned; and he proved that in an attempt at a settlement, it was agreed that the tobacco was limited by the plaintiff to ten or twelve and a half cents per lb. The parties differed, and then Clark said the tobacco had been turned into ñsh, and he would-pay when the fish were sold.
*Defendant introduced a witness who testified — that fifteen [351 kegs of the tobacco had been taken to Maumee with the plaintiff’s consent, to exchange for fish, which were so exchanged, and the plaintiff received the other three kegs back again.

Opinion:
WRIGHT, J.
to the jury. The tobacco was received by the defendant as .the plaintiff's factor, and as such will not be liable until after demand and refusal. If the tobacco has been disposed of by plaintiff's order, or exchanged into other articles yet on hand, the defendant is not liable. If he has sold and converted the articles into cash, he may be held liable in this action for the proceeds, deducting his commission and charges.
Verdict and judgment for the defendant.