Goodrich v. Hanson
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Shelby county; the Hon. Charles H. Constable, Judge, presiding. This was an action of trover instituted in the court below by Henry 0. Goodrich against Nathaniel Hanson and John M. Pearson, to recover the value of two mules. The defendants pleaded the general issue.
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Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Shelby county; the Hon. Charles H. Constable, Judge, presiding. This was an action of trover instituted in the court below by Henry 0. Goodrich against Nathaniel Hanson and John M. Pearson, to recover the value of two mules. The defendants pleaded the general issue. It appears that previously to the bringing of this suit, Goodrich had placed the mules in the hands of one Hammer, as his agent, and while they were so held, Hanson and Pearson instituted a suit in replevin against Hammer for their recovery. In that action Hammer pleaded property in Goodrich,…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chief Jhstice Walker
delivered the opinion of the Court:
Was there such a privity between Hammer and Goodrich as authorized the depositions and proceedings in the replevin suit to be read in evidence in this case ? It appears that Goodrich placed the mules in the hands of Hammer as his agent, and whilst they were so held, Pearson instituted a replevin suit against Hammer for their recovery. Hammer took the deposition of Whitsit, from whom both parties to this suit claim to derive title to the mules, to be read in evidence on the trial of the replevin suit. Pearson had due notice of the time…
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