Singer Manufacturing Co. v. D. Wolff & Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Garretson, J.

This is an appeal from a judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff in an action of trover brought against the defendants to recover the value of a sewing machine, which had been bought by the defendant at a sale under an execution upon a judgment obtained against one Jennie Barholt, formerly Jennie King.

Jennie King 'had possession of the machine under the following instrument:

“This certifies that I, Mrs. Jennie King, now residing at No. 60 Plane street, in the city of Newark, State of New Jersejr, have rented and received from The Singer…