Legal Opinion

White v. O'Brien

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided June 19, 1891PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Replevin of machinery, claimed to be the property of the plaintiff, and attached by O’Brien, one of the defendants, as the property of a third person; brought to the District Court of Waterbury, and heard before Bradstreet, J. Pacts found and judgment rendered for the defendants, and appeal by the plaintiff. The case is fully stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtSeymour, J.

This is an action to replevy certain machinery which was attached as the property of Wilfred Straw. It was tried in the District Court of Waterbury and judgment was rendered for the defendants to recover one dollar damages with costs and for' a return of the machinery to them. The finding of facts is as follows:—

Prior to April 20th, 1889, the machinery described in the writ of replevin was the property of one Wilfred Straw, of Waterbury, and used by him in Waterbury in a manufacturing business which he conducted. On said April 20th, the plaintiff in this action, a sister-in-law of said…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Norton v. DoolittleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1865
  2. Hatstat v. BlakesleeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1874
  3. Crouch v. CarrierSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1844

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Boseli v. DoranSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1892

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