Arkansas Valley Land & Cattle Co. v. Mann
Supreme Court of the United States
-ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO. Trover. Yerdict for the plaintiff and judgment on the verdict. Defendant moved for a new trial. The court decided that the motion should be denied if the plaintiff would remit a part of the verdict specified by the court, which was done. The defendant then sued out this writ of error. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
This is an action for the recovery-of damages for -the alleged unlawful conversion by the defendant, the Arkansas Yalley Land and Cattle Company (Limited), to its own use, of certain cattle. The complaint, which is framed in conformity with the local law, contains- three distinct causes of action.
The first count claims sevénty-one thousand dollars in damages for the unlawful conversion, at the county of Weld, Colorado, of fourteen hundred and fifty-two head of Oregon cattle, all branded on the right- side or loin with what is commonly known as the bar brand, and of which seven hundred and…
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