Flanigan v. Pomeroy
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the municipal court of St. Paul to recover possession of a horse, or $500 in case return thereof could not be had. The case was tried before Orr, J., who found in favor of defendant. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtLovely, J.
Action in claim and delivery to recover possession of a valuable horse, the ownership of which is asserted by plaintiff against subsequent purchasers from the first owner. There were two alleged sales of the animal within twenty-four hours, — the first to plaintiff, the second to Carlos Boynton and J. E. Neff. The defendant, a liveryman, is in the case merely as a bailee of the latter parties, under whom he justified his possession. The real contest is, which of the two sales conveyed the ultimate title to the property in question? The case was tried to the court, who made findings of fact in…
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