Hoffman v. Pack, Woods & Co.

The plaintiff brought replevin for a large quantity of logs which were cut and placed in the Au Sable river by one Rasmuson and sold to the defendants. It is not claimed that these logs, or the land from which they were cut, were ever in the possession of the plaintiff or his assignor; but he attempted to prove title to the logs by showing that they were wrongfully cut and removed from the land of his brother, John M. Hoffman, and assigned to him by said brother by a written bill of sale. To substantiate his claim, it was necessary to show title to the land in his assignor. If he failed in…