McLeod v. Johnson
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Exceptions by defendant. Replevin for several horses. Besides the general issue of non cepit and the four special grounds of defense mentioned in the opinion, each of which was separately stated and numbered, the first item in the brief statement was as follows : — “First: That at the time when said goods and chattels were replevied by the plaintiffs, the property of the same was not in the plaintiffs or either of them ; nor ivas the property of any part thereof in the…
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Exceptions by defendant. Replevin for several horses. Besides the general issue of non cepit and the four special grounds of defense mentioned in the opinion, each of which was separately stated and numbered, the first item in the brief statement was as follows : — “First: That at the time when said goods and chattels were replevied by the plaintiffs, the property of the same was not in the plaintiffs or either of them ; nor ivas the property of any part thereof in the plaintiffs or either of them.” It appeared by the exceptions that the testimony of Charles J. McLeod, one of the plaintiffs,…
1Opinion of the CourtFogler, J.
This is an action of replevin. The verdict was for the plaintiff and the defendant excepts to the rulings of the presiding justice in four instances.
The following facts appear by the exceptions : October 10, 1899, by an agreement in writing by and between the plaintiff and the defendant, the defendant agreed to cut, haul and drive into the main Penobscot river, certain spruce, pine and cedar logs to the amount of one million feet or more, at the agreed price of six dollars and fifty cents per thousand feet for spruce and pine, and seven dollars and fifty cents per thousand feet for cedar. It…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Carter v. BuchannonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1847
- O. Sheldon Co. v. CookeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1901
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Everett v. RandSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1957
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