Orcutt v. Williams
Appellate Court of Illinois
Replevin.—Appeal from the Circuit Court, Cook County; the Hon. Charles G. Neeley, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1896.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shepard
The appellee sued out a writ of replevin before a justice of the peace to recover a certain piano to which she claimed ownership and the right of possession, and which, as she complained, was in the possession of and wrongfully withheld by the appellant.
The return of the writ showed a demand upon appellant and his refusal to deliver the property.
Upon an appeal by appellant to the Circuit Court, this judgment for $200 damages was recovered against him.
The appellee, being the owner and in possession of the piano, on March 5, 1891, borrowed of a Mrs. Thompson a sum of money, and to secure the…
2Cited by1 opinion
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