Stevens v. Osman

By the court,

Whipple, J.

The only question presented in the case is whether the declaration contains a sufficient description of the property replevied. The action, it is to be observed, is for the wrongful detention ■of “ a quantity of com (consisting of about 200 bushels), and a quantity ■of rye (consisting of about 100 bushels).

It is well settled that in actions for a tort, it is not, in general, sufficient to alledge that the defendant injured or took divers goods and chattels of the plaintiff without giving a description of them; and that more particularly is necessary in replevin and…