Court Opinion

ID: 9812897
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-31 22:51:17.189168+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:27:08.441636
License: Public Domain

Brown, J.,
dissenting: I am impelled to dissent from the opinion and conclusion in this case. 1. The allegations of the complaint are to the effect that the defendant received the money for his client, and the action is evidently brought to recover the money so had and received. There is no evidence that the defendant ever received the money or anything else in payment of the debt.
2. If the defendant is to be charged with negligently releasing the lien on the lumber, which it is claimed he held for his client’s benefit, that would involve a radical amendment to the pleadings and practically a change in the cause of action. As no amendment was asked for in the Superior Court or in this court, I think the judgment should be affirmed.