Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York November 24, 1908 (Erlanger v. Sprung)

PER CURIAM.

The plaintiff sued the defendant and obtained a judgment against him for the alleged conversion of a black pearl which the defendant purchased of one Rang, who had obtained the same from the plaintiff. To maintain conversion, the plaintiff must prove ownership, or the right to the possession of the article claimed to have been converted.