Lynn v. Lynn
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 117, Jan. T., 1916, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. No. 2, Philadelphia Co., March T., 1916, No. 919, discharging rule to show cause why goods replevied should not be impounded, in case of Jacob H. Lynn v. Alberta H. Lynn. Replevin to recover household goods. Rule to show cause why goods replevied should not be impounded by the court under the Act of April 14, 1905, P. L. 163. Before Rogers, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts.
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Appeal, No. 117, Jan. T., 1916, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. No. 2, Philadelphia Co., March T., 1916, No. 919, discharging rule to show cause why goods replevied should not be impounded, in case of Jacob H. Lynn v. Alberta H. Lynn. Replevin to recover household goods. Rule to show cause why goods replevied should not be impounded by the court under the Act of April 14, 1905, P. L. 163. Before Rogers, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court discharged the rule. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned was the order of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
This was an action of replevin brought to recover certain household goods. Plaintiff filed with his praecipe an affidavit averring that all the goods replevied were, “by reason of the nature of such property and by reason of the special circumstances connected therewith, and with his alleged ownership thereof, such that the actual pecuniary value of such property will not compensate him for the loss thereof.” He afterwards filed a petition in which he averred, “that the greater part of said chattels are antique, and old, and were purchased by petitioner at various…
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