Legal Opinion

Root v. Utter

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 5, 1912PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Replevin. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Wabash county; the Hon. Jacob R. Creighton, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1912.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shirley

Appellants brought suit in replevin to recover the possession of certain horses and colts also some harness and a cultivator allegéd in the declaration to have been wrongfully detained by appellee. Pleas of non cepit, non detinet, property in Marie Harbin, and of an agister’s lien in favor of appellee were filed, all of which were traversed. A jury being waived, the court found the right of property and ownership to be in Marie Harbin, subject to a lien for feed in favor of appellee for three hundred ánd fifty dollars, assessed the further sum of one hundred and thirty dollars damages against…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Sumner v. MckeeIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
  2. Durant v. RogersIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
  3. Wilton v. TazwellIllinois Supreme Court · 1877
  4. City of Alton v. MulledyIllinois Supreme Court · 1859
  5. Dedman v. WilliamsIllinois Supreme Court · 1834

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Reynolds ex rel. Jones v. WeaklyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1938

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