Snively v. Fahnestock
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. Action, brought July 15th, 1858, by the appellee against the appellants, for that the defendants converted to their own use, and wrongfully deprived the plaintiff of the use and possession of her goods, that is to say of one piano, and the plaintiff claims $2000. Joint plea,-that the defendants did not commit the wrong alleged.
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. Action, brought July 15th, 1858, by the appellee against the appellants, for that the defendants converted to their own use, and wrongfully deprived the plaintiff of the use and possession of her goods, that is to say of one piano, and the plaintiff claims $2000. Joint plea,-that the defendants did not commit the wrong alleged. Exception: From the evidence of the plaintiff it appears, the defendant, Snively, in June 1858, recovered certain magistrates judgments against Jacob Ayres, the plaintiff’s father, and his counsel ordered fi.fas.…
1Opinion of the CourtGoldsborough, J.
This action was brought by the appellee against the appellants, for that they converted to their own use, and wrongfully deprived the appellee, of the use and possession of her piano.
The appellants, by their joint plea, denied that they, committed the wrong alleged.
At the trial of the cause, after the evidence had been submit ted to the jury, the defendants offered the following prayers:
“The counsel for the defendants prays the court to instruct? the jury, that there is no evidence in this case that Adam Snively, one of the defendants with John Keys, deprived the-plaintiff of the use and…
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