Davis v. Taylor
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Superior Court of Chicago. This was an action of trover brought by Charles M. Taylor against the plaintiffs in error. A trial by jury at the September Term, 1865, resulted in a judgment for the plaintiff for six hundred and fifty dollars and costs. The defendants below now prosecute this writ of error. The declaration alleged the conversion of a dwelling-house, the property of the plaintiff, hv the defendants, to their own use.
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Writ of Error to the Superior Court of Chicago. This was an action of trover brought by Charles M. Taylor against the plaintiffs in error. A trial by jury at the September Term, 1865, resulted in a judgment for the plaintiff for six hundred and fifty dollars and costs. The defendants below now prosecute this writ of error. The declaration alleged the conversion of a dwelling-house, the property of the plaintiff, hv the defendants, to their own use. There was no bill of exceptions.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lawrence
This was an action of trover brought by Taylor against John C. Davis, Mrs. John C. Davis, Sarah B. Young, and others, to recover the value of a frame house, described in the declaration as goods and chattels. The general issue was pleaded by all the defendants except Sarah B. Young, and the plaintiff recovered a verdict and judgment. There is no bill of exceptions in the record, and the case therefore presents no questions except such as arise on the summons, pleadings and judgment.
It is first urged that trover will not lie for a house. Whether it will lie or not, depends upon whether the…
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