Gallup v. Fox
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for the wrongful taking and conversion of a horse, wagon and harness, by the defendant; brought to the Court of Common Pleas for New London County and tried to the jury before Crump, J.; verdict and judgment for the defendant, and appeal by the plaintiff for alleged errors in the rulings and charge of the court.
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Action to recover damages for the wrongful taking and conversion of a horse, wagon and harness, by the defendant; brought to the Court of Common Pleas for New London County and tried to the jury before Crump, J.; verdict and judgment for the defendant, and appeal by the plaintiff for alleged errors in the rulings and charge of the court. The plaintiff also filed a written motion for a new trial upon the ground that the verdict was against the evidence, and requested the court to report the evidence to the Supreme Court of Errors and make it a part of the record. With this request the trial…
1Opinion of the CourtAndrews, C. J.
This was a complaint in the nature of an action of trover, brought to the Court of Common Pleas in New London County by the plaintiff describing himself to be the trustee in insolvency on the estate of one Almon Bartlett, and claiming to recover the value of a horse, wagon and harness which had belonged to said Bartlett.
There were two defenses: the general issue, and a denial that the plaintiff was at the time the suit was commenced, or ever since had been, the trustee of the said insolvent estate ; and had as such no right to bring or maintain this action. The case was tried to the jury and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Stanton v. New York & Eastern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1890
- Holcomb v. CornishSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1831
- Bell v. RaymondSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1846
- Commercial National Bank's Appeal from ProbateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1890
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- McDermott v. McDermottSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1921
- Fuller v. MarvinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1928
- California National Supply Co. (A Corporation) v. O'BrienCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1921
- Carter v. Prairie Oil & Gas Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915