Harris v. Pence
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Marshall District Court. — Hon. N. B. Hyatt, Judge. Action for the recovery of specific personal property. Judgment for the defendant, and the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtGranger, J.
Wilcox is a judgment debtor, and the defendant sheriff, by virtue of am execution, seized twenty head of cattle as .belonging to Wilcox. The plaintiff brings this action for the possession of the cattle, alleging that he owns them by purchase from Wilcox before the levy. The purchase is denied, and *482alleged to be a pretense and a fraud as to creditors. The court, at the conclusion of plaintiff’s evidence, directed a verdict for the defendant on the ground that it appeared from the testimony that there had been no change in the possession of the cattle from that of Wilcox. The complaint in this…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Smith v. ChampneySupreme Court of Iowa · 1878
- Deere & Co. v. NeedlesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1884
- Nuckolls v. PenceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1879
- Wessels v. McCannSupreme Court of Iowa · 1892
3Cited by1 opinion
- Cable Co. v. MillerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1913