Sargent v. Gile
Superior Court of New Hampshire
Trover, for sundry articles of household furniture. Upon the trial, in the common pleas, a verdict was directed for the plaintiffs, subject to be set aside and a new trial granted, if, in the opinion "of this court, the action could not be sustained upon the following facts.
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Trover, for sundry articles of household furniture. Upon the trial, in the common pleas, a verdict was directed for the plaintiffs, subject to be set aside and a new trial granted, if, in the opinion "of this court, the action could not be sustained upon the following facts. On the 14th of June, 1834, the plaintiffs delivered the furniture to one Levi Wilson, upon a contract that he should keep it six months, and if, within that time, he paid for it, he was to have it at cost, but otherwise he was to pay twenty-five per cent, upon the cost for the use of it. On the 17th June, said Wilson sold…
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
In Vincent vs. Pardon Cornell, 13 Pick. 294, the plaintiff, in February, exchanged oxen with William Cornell, under an agreement that he should pay the plaintiff a certain sum by the 7th of May following; and it was agreed, in order to secure the plaintiff, that Cornell should keep the oxen until the 7th of May, and return them at that time, unless the sum was paid ; but if the money was paid, the plaintiff was to release his right to them.
Before the time, William Cornell sold them to the defendant, and the defendant to one Tripp, and after the 7th of May the plaintiff demanded them of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hussey v. ThorntonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1808
- Robinson v. BurleighSuperior Court of New Hampshire · 1830
- Fletcher v. FletcherSuperior Court of New Hampshire · 1835
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- King v. BatesSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1876
- Porter v. PettengillSuperior Court of New Hampshire · 1841
- Mayall v. Boston & Maine RailroadSuperior Court of New Hampshire · 1848
- Flanders v. ColbySuperior Court of New Hampshire · 1853
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