Thomas v. Patton

William L. Thomas and John M. Thomas brought this action against Davidson Patton and Edward Hawkins, to recover the possession of certain personal property, consisting of growing crops on the farm of one Sarah Ingram, and of two lumber wagons, two brown horses, one brown mare, one sorrel mare, two bay mares and two sets of double harness.

A jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs for the growing crops, and for the defendants as to the remainder of the property.

The plaintiffs moved for a new trial, alleging-the insufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict, but their motion was…