Newman v. Olney
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Calhoun; Smith, J. Assumpsit by William Newman against John B. Olney to recover the value of property converted by defendant. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
Plaintiff sued defendant in justice’s court, and recovered a judgment. His declaration was upon all the common counts in assumpsit. The case was appealed to the circuit court, where, after a trial by a jury, plaintiff recovered a judgment of five dollars. Defendant has brought the case here by writ of error.
It is the claim of plaintiff that he sold his farm to defendant for 8400. He claims he left upon the land eight or ten cords of cord-wood and about a thousand feet of elm logs, upon an agreement that Mr. Olney might have the logs if he would allow Mr. Newman to leave the wood until the…
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