Brown v. Bayer
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Clay county to recover $2,000 and interest for the conversion of certain cattle and swine. The case was tried before Baxter, J., and a jury which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
LOVELY, J.2
Claim and delivery to recover a carload of live stock seized by the sheriff on attachment issued in an action against one H. H. • Baker. The property was claimed by the plaintiff upon his asserted right of ownership. It was sold by defendant sheriff as the property of the debtor. At the close of 'the evidence the trial court, upon the view that the evidence conclusively established the plaintiff’s title, instructed the jury that the only question for their determination was the value of the property for which plaintiff would be entitled ,to a verdict. The charge was excepted to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Flack v. NeillTexas Supreme Court · 1858
3Cited by2 opinions
- Brown v. BayerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- State v. . BeamSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1922