Thompson v. Duff

This suit was brought by M. M. Thompson and David Lipe, against J. F. Duff, in the circuit court of Jackson county. The action was in replevin, and was brought to recover the possession of a portable saw-mill and fixtures pertaining to it. On the trial of the cause, before a jury, the issues were found for defendant, and the judgment rendered upon that verdict was afterwards affirmed in the Appellate Court for the Fourth District.

The question of ownership was the principal one tried in the circuit court. That is simply a question of fact, and concerning which the evidence, as found in this…