Kennett v. Fickel

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, J.:

This was an action of replevin brought by Catharine E. Fickel, to recover the possession of two mares alleged to be wrongfully detained by Homer Kennett, together with damages for their detention. The claim of the plaintiff was that she was the absolute owner of the mares, and that no one else had any interest or right of possession to them. The *212theory of the defendant appears to have been that the property was owned by the husband of the plaintiff, Geo. W. Fickel, and that it was included in a mortgage which he had given to the defendant.…