Legal Opinion

Kervick v. Mitchell

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided February 3, 1885PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Ajppeal from ATlamahee District Court. Plaintiff brought tbis action to recover tlie value of certain personal property of wbicli he alleges lie was the owner, and which defendants, as he charges, wrongfully took possession of and converted to their own use. ' The judgment below was for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the Court

Beed, J\

Plaintiff executed and delivered to defendants a bill of sale of the property in question, under which they took possession of it, and they now claim to own it. The evidence introduced by plaintiff tended to prove that the bill of sale was given without consideration, and that plaintiff executed it by the advice of defendant William Mitchell, who represented that one Kline was about to institute a suit against him for the recovery of damages on account of an assault by plaintiff on Kline’s wife, and that defendant advised him to make the conveyance for the purpose of putting the…

2Cited by12 opinions

  1. Rivera v. White, GuardianTexas Supreme Court · 1901
  2. Ford v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1898
  3. First National Bank of Marshalltown v. WrightSupreme Court of Iowa · 1891
  4. Criss v. CrissWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1909
  5. Hall v. LinkenaugerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1928

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