Canadian Typograph Co. v. Macgurn

The defendant, a retailer, bought bicycles from the plaintiff, under a contract which reserved the title in the plaintiff until paid for; and the wheel in question in this action was bought by the defendant subject to the terms of such agreement, and was in the possession of the defendant when replevied. The plaintiff rendered a statement of account to the defendant. It afterwards began an action in assumpsit in a Canadian court, based upon said account, including this bicycle. The summons was served in Detroit, and there was no service in Canada. We infer that the defendant did not appear,…