 | Charles Petersdorff - Law - 1831 - 598 pages
...dling with actedunder an unavoidable ignorance, nnd fnr his master's benefit, when he «be goodsof sent the goods to his master; but nevertheless his acts may amount to a con- ^£"|,у y version; for a person is guilty of a conversion who intermeddles with my prop- mand... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, Peregrine Bingham - Law reports, digests, etc - 1835 - 818 pages
...whether this is a conversion in the clerk, which undoubtedly was so in the master. The clerk acted under an unavoidable ignorance, and for his master's benefit,...nevertheless, his acts may amount to a conversion :" — Here the Defendant acted with full knowledge of the circumstances, and yet persisted in holding... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, John Scott - Law reports, digests, etc - 1838 - 760 pages
...liability in a sheriff was urged against me, and Lord Ellenborough said, though the servant acted under unavoidable ignorance, and for his master's benefit, when he sent the goods to his master, his acts might nevertheless amount to a conversion; for, a person is guilty of a conversion who intermeddles... | |
 | William Selwyn - Nisi prius - 1842 - 822 pages
...may be guilty of a conversion, although the act be done by him for the benefit of his master (M) ; " for a person is guilty of a conversion who intermeddles with my (x) property and disposes of it, and it is no answer that he acted under authority from another, who... | |
 | Charles Manley Smith - Labor laws and legislation - 1860 - 622 pages
...clerk, which undoubtedly was so in the master. The clerk acted under an unavoidable ignorance and fur his master's benefit when he sent the goods to his...person is guilty of a conversion who intermeddles with any property and disposes of it, and it is no answer that he acted under authority from another who... | |
 | New York (State). Court of Appeals, Joel Tiffany - Law reports, digests, etc - 1868 - 434 pages
...whether this is a conversion in the clerk which undoubtedly was so in the master. The clerk acted under an unavoidable ignorance, and for his master's benefit,...goods to his master ; but, nevertheless, his acts Opinion by WOODRUFF, J. may amount to a conversion, for a person is guilty of a conversion who intermeddles... | |
 | Conway Robinson - Actions and defenses - 1858 - 804 pages
...decision was followed in a subsequent case, where a clerk who received goods of a bankrupt acted under an unavoidable ignorance, and for his master's benefit, when he sent the goods to his master. " A person, 1 ' said Lord Ellenborough, " is guilty of a conversion who intermeddles with my property,... | |
 | Great Britain. Magistrates' cases - Justices of the peace - 1877 - 638 pages
...in the clerk which undoubtedly it was in the master. The clerk acted under an unavoidable ignorance for his master's benefit, when he sent the goods to...person is guilty of a conversion who intermeddles with any property and disposes of it, and it is no answer that he acted under authority from another who... | |
 | Nathaniel Cleveland Moak - Law reports, digests, etc - 1877 - 916 pages
...This was held to be a conversion by the defendant. Lord Ellenborough said : "The clerk acted und<jr an unavoidable ignorance, and for his master's benefit,...amount to a conversion ; for a person is guilty of r Tol VH.] ENGLISH AND IRISH APPEALS. 173 Hollins T. Fowler. 1875 a conversion who intermeddles with... | |
 | Great Britain. Magistrates' cases - Justices of the peace - 1877 - 636 pages
...in the clerk which undoubtedly it was in the master. The clerk acted under an unavoidable ignorance for his master's benefit, when he sent the goods to...his acts may amount to a conversion; for a person is guUty of a conversion who intermeddles with any property and disposes of it, and it is no answer that... | |
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The only question is whether this is a conversion in the clerk, which undoubtedly was so in the master. The clerk acted under an unavoidable ignorance and for his master's benefit, when he sent the goods to his master: but, nevertheless, his acts may... 
