Wisconsin Livestock Ass'n v. Bowerman

The following'opinion was filed April 2, 1929:

Owen, J.

The Bowermans resisted the replevin suit upon two grounds-: their first contention was that the Livestock Association did not have a sufficient title to the cattle to enable it to maintain the action. ' As a matter off fact the Livestock Association did not own -the cattle. ' The legal title to the cattle was- in R. M. Harriman, the president of ’ .the Livestock Association, and they were registered in his name. However, the cattle were delivered to the Bower-mans with his full knowledge and consent pursuant to the-contract between-the…