McAllin v. McAllin
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for the unlawful and forcible' seizure, removal and detention of household goods and furniture, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County, where a demurrer to the second defense was sustained ( Gager, J.') and the cause was afterwards tried to the jury before Ralph Wheeler, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for $558, and appeal by the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtPrentice, J.
The plaintiff is the wife of the defendant’s half-brother Daniel. For many years prior to January 1st, 1902, Daniel and his wife resided in the premises No. 576 East Street, New Haven, described in the complaint, which stood in the name of both. January 1st, 1902, Mrs. McAllin left her husband and remained away about four months. Prior to her return she had, through a third person, conveyed her interest in the premises to her husband, who at the time had gone to live with the defendant. The home at 576 East Street remained furnished as before. Shortly after the plaintiff’s return the…
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