Legal Opinion

Ellis v. Reaves

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided January 5, 1895PublishedCited by 5 opinions

FROM TROUSDALE. Appeal from Circuit Court of Trousdale County. W. T. Smith, J.

1Opinion of the CourtCaldwell, J.

This is an action of replevin, brought by H. C. Ellis, trustee, before a Justice of the Peace, to recover from A. S. Reaves the *211possession of several horses and one nrale. Pending an appeal, by Reaves, from the Magistrate’s judgment, all of the stock, except the mule, were eliminated from the case by agreement. The controversy as to the mule was submitted to the Circuit Judge, without a jury, and he pronounced judgment in favor of the defendant. The plaintiff appealed in error.

On May 11, 1891, the. defendant, Reaves, executed a deed of trust, whereby he conveyed to the plaintiff, Ellis, as…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Kellogg v. LovelyMichigan Supreme Court · 1881
  2. Meyer Bros. v. CookSupreme Court of Alabama · 1888
  3. Forman v. ProctorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1848
  4. Funk v. PaulWisconsin Supreme Court · 1885
  5. Fowler v. MerrillSupreme Court of the United States · 1851

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Lieberman, Loveman Cohn v. KnightTennessee Supreme Court · 1925
  2. People v. SartoriMichigan Supreme Court · 1912
  3. Shoobert v. De MottaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1896
  4. Demers v. GrahamMontana Supreme Court · 1907
  5. Weakley County Ex Rel. C. H. Little & Co. v. PryorTennessee Supreme Court · 1941

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