Knapp v. Scheider
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal from a judgment of this court entered upon the dismissal of a complaint. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Charles P. Daly, Chief Justice.
The complaint was that the defendants wrongfully detained chattels, the property of the plaintiff. The answer was simply a general denial, which put in issue the plaintiff’s title and the alleged wrongful detention of the property by the defendants. It was incumbent, therefore, on the plaintiff to prove that he was entitled to the possession of the property, or to some part of it, and that it was wrongfully withheld from him by the defendants. The complaint was dismissed, and a judgment entered for the defendants. The appeal is from the judgment, but the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Rogers v. ArnoldNew York Supreme Court · 1834
- Stowell v. . OtisNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Prosser v. WoodwardNew York Supreme Court · 1839
- Ely v. . EhleNew York Court of Appeals · 1850
- Millspaugh v. MitchellNew York Supreme Court · 1850
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Beck v. SchneiderAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1914