Sheridan v. Presas
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by defendant from judgment of the First District Court.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAdam, J.
The action, which is in form for replevin, was originally instituted against the property clerk of the police department of the city of New York for the possession of two diamond *182rings and a scarf pin. The property clerk deposited the articles in court, and Salvador Presas and Manuel Plaza were substituted as defendants. The last named did not appear, and the suit was. défended by Presas alone. '
On the trial Presas made no claim to the pin, but contended and proved that the rings were his property and that he brought them from OaracaSj Venezuela; that when he came to this country he pawned…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Craig v. . ParkisNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
- Munoz v. . WilsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Wilson v. . LittleNew York Court of Appeals · 1849
- Bryan v. . BaldwinNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
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