Alexander v. Burnham
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Jefferson County. The case is stated in the opinion of the court. Judgment for the plaintiff; from which the defendant appealed. [No brief on file.]
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Cole, J.
This was an action to recover the possession of certain lumber alleged to be the property of the respondents — plaintiffs below — and taken from their possession by the defendant. The defendant, in his answer, denied that the lumber was the property of the plaintiffs, and stated in effect that he, as sheriff of Fond du Lac county, seized the same as the property of one Arthur, by virtue of two writs of attachment against said Arthur.
It appears from the record that after the jury had retired, they returned into court and asked a further instruction as follows : “ If there…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State ex rel. Knowlton v. WilliamsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1856
- Thompson v. HaskellIllinois Supreme Court · 1859
- Hizer v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1859
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- Bell v. StevensSupreme Court of Iowa · 1902