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Rosenthal v. Vernon

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided March 17, 1891PublishedCited by 2 opinions

APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Boole, County. The case is fully stated, in the opinion. Tp the point that upon a motion to direct a verdict, as upon one for a nonsuit, the court is bound to give the evidence against the moving party the most favorable construction possible, they cited Imhoff v. O. dé M. B. Oo. 22 Wis. 681; Spensley v. Lancar shire Ins. Oo. 54 id. 433; Fitts v. Cream, City R. Co. 59 id. 323; Johnson v. O. dé S. W. B. Oo. 56 id. 274; Saley v. Western Trams.

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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Boole, County. The case is fully stated, in the opinion. Tp the point that upon a motion to direct a verdict, as upon one for a nonsuit, the court is bound to give the evidence against the moving party the most favorable construction possible, they cited Imhoff v. O. dé M. B. Oo. 22 Wis. 681; Spensley v. Lancar shire Ins. Oo. 54 id. 433; Fitts v. Cream, City R. Co. 59 id. 323; Johnson v. O. dé S. W. B. Oo. 56 id. 274; Saley v. Western Trams. Oo. 76 id. 344; Boucle v. Fnos, 61 id. 660; Soye v. O. da S. W. B. Oo. 67 id. 14; Bridger v. Asheville dé 8. B. Oo. 25…

1Opinion of the CourtOrton, J.

The plaintiff complains that he was. the owner and entitled to the possession of a stock of dry *247goods situated in a store building used and occupied by one Samuel Blascoer, in the village of Marshall, Dane county, and that on the 15th day of February, 1889, the defendant unlawfully and wrongfully took possession of said goods, and converted the same to his own use, to the plaintiff’s damage of $2,000. The defendant answered that he took said goods as sheriff of Dane county, by virtue of two writs of attachment in favor of certain creditors of the said Blascoer, and against him as the owner of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Frankhouser v. EllettSupreme Court of Kansas · 1879
  2. Anderson v. PattersonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1885
  3. Bouck v. EnosWisconsin Supreme Court · 1884
  4. Kirch v. DaviesWisconsin Supreme Court · 1882
  5. Stevens v. BreenWisconsin Supreme Court · 1890

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Hansen v. Central Verein der Gegenseitigen Unterstuetzungs Gesellschaft GermaniaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1929
  2. Beebe v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1908

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