Ballard v. . Burgett
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the General Term of the Supreme' Court, affirming a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, entered upon the report of a referee. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinions of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
The referee finds as facts: That the plaintiffs, in the month of October, 1865, sold the oxen in question to one William France for $180, with the agreement that the oxen were to remain the property of the plaintiffs until paid for; that France had never paid the plaintiffs for the oxen; that in April, 1866, said France sold and delivered the oxen to defendant, who purchased without any notice of plaintiffs' claim. The question presented by this appeal is, whether the defendant, by virtue of his purchase of the oxen from France, has acquired title thereto as against the plaintiffs. From the…
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