Barker v. Bushnell
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Iroquois county; the Hon. Nathaniel J. Pillsbury, Judge, presiding. This was an action of replevin, brought by Edward W. Barker and Charles D. Fisher against Henry L. Bushnell and Charles C. Bushnell, for a lot of corn claimed to have been bought by the plaintiffs of the defendants. The opinion states the material facts. Judgment was rendered for the defendants, and the plaintiffs appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
This action was commenced in replevin, to recover possession of 3,200 bushels of corn, but riot being able to obtain all the corn on the writ, a count was added in trover.
On the trial plaintiffs introduced a receipted bill, dated April 21, 1873, which shows plaintiffs, on that day, bought of defendants 4,000 bushels of corn, at thirty cents per bushel, total value $1,200, then in the warehouse and cribs of defendants at Gilman, payment acknowledged. • On the same day defendants issued their certificate to the effect they held in store, in warehouse and cribs, 4,000 bushels of corn belonging…
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