Brown v. Sheedy
Oregon Supreme Court
From Benton: George P. Skipworth, Judge. Department 1. This is an action in replevin to recover possession of eighty-seven head of cattle which the plaintiff alleges the defendant wrongfully detains from him in Benton County, Oregon, to his damage in the sum of $1,000, the value being laid in the sum of $4,410. The answer traverses all the allegations of the complaint except that the defendant has refused to deliver the cattle.
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From Benton: George P. Skipworth, Judge. Department 1. This is an action in replevin to recover possession of eighty-seven head of cattle which the plaintiff alleges the defendant wrongfully detains from him in Benton County, Oregon, to his damage in the sum of $1,000, the value being laid in the sum of $4,410. The answer traverses all the allegations of the complaint except that the defendant has refused to deliver the cattle. The defendant pleads ownership in himself and the right of possession. On information and belief, he further avers that the plaintiff claims title to the animals by…
1Opinion of the CourtBurnett, J.
1. The plaintiff’s brother acted as his agent and went to the home of the defendant to buy some cattle. He looked over one band the defendant had at what was called the Magee place, and some others at his home place, and without closing the deal at that time left the place and went to look at some more of the defendant’s cattle on Mary’s River. When asked what occurred after he returned, he answered:
“I just rode back to the place and he [referring to the defendant] walked out of the stable door just as I came along, with a pitchfork in his hand, and I says, ‘Sheedy, I wouldn’t have a hoof of…
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