Spencer v. O'Bryant

Mrs. Marion Spencer filed affidavit in replevin in the court of a justice of the peace for the recovery of the possession of a diamond ring, alleged by her to have been unlawfully detained by W. J. O’Bryant, which resulted in a judgment in favor of the defendant. The case was appealed to the circuit court, and, upon trial being had, the court gave a peremptory instruction for the defendant, and the verdict of the jury and judgment of the court was entered accordingly.

Mrs. Spencer testified that the diamond ring had been given her by her husband, Monroe Spencer; that they moved to Laurel; and…