Case Name: H. C. Johnson v. C. A. Barker
Court: Texas Courts of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1882-10-25
Citations: 1 White & W. 115
Docket Number: No. 2321, R. Book No. 4, p. 249
Parties: H. C. Johnson v. C. A. Barker.
Judges: 
Reporter: Condensed Reports of Decisions in Civil Causes in the Court of Appeals (White & Wilson)
Volume: 1
Pages: 115–116

Head Matter:
H. C. Johnson v. C. A. Barker.
(No. 2321, R. Book No. 4, p. 249.)
Appeal from Tarrant County.

Opinion:
Opinion by
Hurt, J.
§ 283. Trover and conversion; action of. To maintain an action for trover and conversion, the defendant must have converted the property to his own use, or have done some act with a wrongful intent. [2 Hilliard on Torts, 240; 1 Chitty on Plead, p. 1-73.]
J. took up an estray horse running on his farm, carried a description of same to M., a county commissioner, who returned the description to county clerk, leaving the horse in care of J., subject to his order, and M. subsequently gave to one W. an order on J. for the horse, which he, J., delivered; held, there was no cause of action against J. for the wrongful taking and conversion of said horse.
October 25, 1882.
Reversed and remanded.