Richey v. Ford
Appellate Court of Illinois
Replevin.—Trial in the Circuit Court Crawford County; the Hon. Edmund D. Youngblood, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for defendant by direction of the court; appeal by plaintiff. Heard in this court at the February term, 1899.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bigelow
This is an action of replevin brought by appellant against appellee before a justice of the peace of Crawford county, to recover possession of 163£ bushels of wheat, and was appealed to the Circuit Court of the county where a trial was'had, and at the close of plaintiff’s evidence, on motion of appellee, the court instructed the jury to find the defendant not guilty, which was done, and the court rendered judgment against the plaintiff for costs, and that he return the property to the defendant.
From this judgment plaintiff appealed to this court and assigns a number of errors, the principal…
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