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27 Vt. 93

Barton v. Burton

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided December 15, 1854

Supreme Court of Vermont · decided 1854-12-15

Sale of an entire chattel hy one of its cotenants. Trover for the one fiftieth part of the steamboat “ Francis Saltus”, her tackel and furniture. Plea, the general issue; trial by jury, November Term, 1854,— Peck, J., presiding.

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Decided 1854-12-15

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¶1The opinion of the court was delivered by

Bennett, J.

¶21, We cannot regard it, as an open question in this state, whether a sale of an entire chattel by one tenant in common, to a third person is a conversion, so as to give his cotenant a right to maintain an action of trover, The question must be considered at rest.

¶3But it is said that, in this case, the defendant stands as a stem* ger, and, therefore, his act in selling the property is a conversion; but the case shows that he acted as the agent of the transportation company, and, as to this action, stands in their shoes.

¶4Judgment affirmed,

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