Case Name: SUGGS v. HOPPER et al.
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1977-02-02
Citations: 141 Ga. App. 174
Docket Number: 53202
Parties: SUGGS v. HOPPER et al.
Judges: McMurray and Smith, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 141
Pages: 174–175

Head Matter:
53202.
SUGGS v. HOPPER et al.
Submitted January 18, 1977
Decided February 2, 1977.

Opinion:
Bell, Chief Judge.
In this trover suit against the warden of the state prison and two of his subordinates, the trial court granted defendants' motion for summary judgment. We affirm. The evidence of defendants, which was not disputed, established that they had not converted plaintiffs personalty. Conversion is an essential element for recovery in trover. Wood v. Frank Graham Co., 91 Ga. App. 621 (86 SE2d 691); Cooper v. Ricketts, 135 Ga. App. 346 (217 SE2d 503).
Judgment affirmed.
McMurray and Smith, JJ., concur.
Steve B. Suggs, pro se.
Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Isaac Byrd, Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellees.