Holstead v. Parker
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Orange County; J. T. Adams, Judge. Action by C. B. Holstead and others against J. N. Parker and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
This was a suit by appellants, as plaintiffs, against appellees, as defendants, for the title and possession of a motorboat. Appellants seized the boat under writ of sequestration, but it was surrendered to appellees by the sheriff under their replevy bond. The trial was to the court without a jury, and judgment was rendered for appellees. The trial court fixed the value of the boat at the time it was replevied at the sum of $1,000, and the reasonable rental value of the boat at $6 per day. We make the following statement from the record:
The following agreement was offered in evidence:
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2Cases cited32 opinions
- Jackson ex dem. Saunders v. CadwellNew York Supreme Court · 1824
- Harrison v. SharpeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
- Lynch v. BurtCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1904
- Frost v. . Yonkers Savings BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Swan v. Saddlemire & WoodNew York Supreme Court · 1832
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Parker v. HolsteadTexas Commission of Appeals · 1923