Bell v. Campbell
Supreme Court of Kansas
JEh'ror from Chase District Court. Replevin, to recover property alleged to have been wrongfully taken and wrongfully detained. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion. The plaintiff had judgment at the October Term 1874. Defendants Bell and Sutton bring the ease here on error.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
This was an action of replevin for a horse, buggy, and harness. The defendants (now plaintiffs in error) gave a bond under §182 of the civil code, and retained possession of the property pending the action.- At the trial of the case the court below gave to the jury the following among other instructions, to-wit:.
“If you find for the plaintiff in said cause, you will assess his damages at the value of the use of the property taken by the defendants from the time of the taking of the same up to the present time.”
The jury did find in favor…
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