Gaffney v. O'Leary

This action was brought to recover the possession of an automobile. "When the action was instituted, the plaintiff, by writ of replevin, took the automobile from the possession of the defendants. The cause was tried to the court without a jury, and resulted in a judgment directing that the automobile be returned to the defendants and awarding them damages for its use during the time that they had been deprived of the possession. From this judgment, the plaintiffs appeal.

The case will be treated as though Phillip Gaffney were the only appellant and C. W. O’Leary the only respondent.

The facts,…