Leek v. Chesley
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Woodbury District Court. — Hon. A. Yan Wagenen, Judge. Action at law to recover the possession of specific personal property and for its wrongful detention. There was a trial by jury, and a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
1 -The plaintiff alleges that he is the absolute and unqualified owner of a certain pacing horse, and that it is wrongfully detained by the defendant under a claim of ownership. The defendant denies that the plaintiff owns the horse, and claims to have acquired the ownership by purchase. The jury found that the plaintiff was the owner of the horse, and that its value was eight hundred dollars. The defendant filed a motion for a new trial, and the court stated that it would reduce the verdict unless the plaintiff should consent to give the defendant his choice between a judgment for the return…
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