White v. Graves
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from, Carroll Circuit Court. — Hok. E. J. Broaddus, Judge. This was an action instituted February 19th, 1875, against Graves andHeidel, to recover possession of a stock of goods alleged in the petition to be detained by them. The answer denied the allegations of the petition, and averred that the goods were the property of Lavina A. Heidel,'wife of defendant Iieidel, and that he alone was in possession as her agent and business manager.
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Appeal from, Carroll Circuit Court. — Hok. E. J. Broaddus, Judge. This was an action instituted February 19th, 1875, against Graves andHeidel, to recover possession of a stock of goods alleged in the petition to be detained by them. The answer denied the allegations of the petition, and averred that the goods were the property of Lavina A. Heidel,'wife of defendant Iieidel, and that he alone was in possession as her agent and business manager. The plaintiff' having given bond, the property was taken by the sheriff and delivered to him, and, pending the suit, was sold by him for $1,486, part…
1Opinion of the CourtNorton, J.
The judgment is sought to be reversed in this case on two grounds, first, because it was not in accordance with the statute ; second, because of the refusal of the court to give instructions asked by plaintiff numbered one, six, eight and ten. The action is for a specific recovery of a stock of goods, which were invoiced to defendant Heidel, by defendant Graves, at $1,900. The evi*222dence shows that plaintiff, after he was put in possession of the goods by virtue of the writ, sold them for $1,486. The cause was tried by the court, which found that the stock of goods was the property of defendant…
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