Munson v. Porter
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Scott District Court. Action for the recovery of specific personal property, to-wit, a horse, buggy, harness and buffalo robe. The defendant claims the right to hold possession of the property by virtue of a livery-stable-keeper’s lien. There was a trial without a jury, and judgment was rendered for the defendant for costs. The plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.
1. Livery-stable-keeper’s Lien: application of to account antedating the statute. The defendant is a keeper of a livery and feed stable in the city of Davenport. As such, the plaintiff employed him to keep five different horses, and among them the horse in question. He employed him also to keep the other property m question, The defendant’s account against the plaintiff commenced in 1878. His charge for keeping the horses amounted to $456.22. No charge was made for keeping the other property. The plaintiff paid on account $140, leaving due the defendant, as he claims, $316.22. The amount…
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