Thompson v. Newland

Plaintiff brought this action of replevin to recover possession of 60 cords of wood held by the defendant as a constable by virtue of an execution issued out of a justice’s court on a judgment rendered in an attachment suit in favor of one George M. Brooks and against Frank Gilbert. The wood in controversy was a part of a larger quantity cut by Gilbert on the land of plaintiff. Early in December, 1904, Gilbert sold this wood to plaintiff at the agreed consideration of $1 per cord. This consideration was to be paid to creditors of Gilbert. One of these creditors was Brooks, the plaintiff in…