Osborn v. Ratliff
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Madison Circuit Court. Action to recover specific personal property. Trial by jury, verdict and judgment for defendants. The plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSeevers, J.
The plaintiff claimed to be entitled to the possession of the property because he was the owner, and the defendants claimed such possession under a chattel mortgage executed by C. S. Osborn. The plaintiff was a witness in his own behalf, and on cross-examination was asked if he had not told one Guiberson the property belonged to C. S. Osborn. This question was objected to as not proper cross-examination, hut it was over*749ruled, and the witness answered that he had not. Conceding the question was improper no possible prejudice resulted therefrom to the plaintiff. The defendants were the only…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Benson & Co. v. LundySupreme Court of Iowa · 1879
3Cited by1 opinion
- Payne v. Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1911