Haslem v. Lockwood

Thomas Haslem (plaintiff) hired workmen to gather manure left by travelers' horses on a public highway, intending to remove it to his own land the next evening; the workmen piled it into eighteen heaps overnight without leaving any marker of ownership. The next morning, William Lockwood (defendant), after confirming with the borough warden that no one had permission to take it, hauled the manure away to his own land. Haslem sued after Lockwood refused to pay for it, and the trial court found Haslem had shown no sufficient right or interest in the manure.