Knowlton v. Lendrum
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polh Circuit Court. Action of replevin to recover possession of a reaper and mower. The cause was tried to the court without a jury, and judgment was rendered for defendant. Plaintiff appeals. The facts of the case appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
I. The petition alleges “that plaintiff is the full and unqualified owner of the property,” and that he was in possession thereof until it was seized by defendant as sheriff, upon an execution issued upon a judgment against one C. Enderlie. The plaintiff claims to recover possession upon the ground of his ownership, and no other. The answer sets up the seizure of the property upon an execution against Enderlie, and alleges that it was owned by him, and is subject to levy for his debts. The issue thus presented involved the ownership of the property.
II. The plaintiff insists that the judgment…
2Cited by1 opinion
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