Byrd v. Cooper

Plaintiff sues to be declared the owner of thirteen certain mules herein sequestered. The defense is that defendant acquired them from one Matney, and that said Matney had purchased them from plaintiff. Plaintiff’s contention is that he only leased, but did not sell, said mules to Matney.

The facts are practically undisputed, but not the conclusions to be drawn therefrom. Matney says he bought the mules; plaintiff says he only leased them to Matney. And the circumstances were these, that plaintiff delivered the mules to Matney, and Matney gave plaintiff six notes aggregating $4,-750, the full…