Court Opinion

ID: 9864911
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-25 16:16:29.709109+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:32:34.198981
License: Public Domain

Me. Justice Young
specially concurring.
I do not agree with the opinion of the court that the action was tried as one for conversion. I am of the opinion that the trial court properly determined that the property was wrongfully held by defendant and that plaintiff was entitled to recover the same. Such finding necessitated a judgment in the alternative for the possession of the property or, in case delivery could not be had, for its value. The failure to enter an alternative judgment was seasonably called to the attention of the trial court, exception taken and an appropriate assignment of error saves the point here. In my view the order of this court should be that the judgment of the district court be amended to provide for the return of the property or, in *389the alternative, if delivery cannot be had, for its value. As so amended the judgment should be affirmed.
I am authorized to state that Mr. Justice Knous concurs in the views herein expressed.