Depue v. Steber
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Roane County. •Action by H. W. Depue, as administrator of tbe estate of Fred M. Depue, deceased, against Flem Steber and another, in detinue before a justice of the peace, in which a judgment was rendered for the plaintiff and an appeal taken to the circuit court where, on second trial, judgment was for the defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Poffenbarger, Judge:
The complaint on this writ of error goes to a judgment for the defendant in an action of detinue for the recovery of a diamond ring, commenced before a justice of the peace, in whose court the plaintiff prevailed, and tried a second *80time on appeal, in the Circuit Court of Roane County, in whieb the defendants prevailed.
The real defendant is Frank Steber, a youth of fourteen or fifteen years and the son of the defendant, Flem Steber. His claim of title is based upon an alleged gift of the ring to him by Fred M. Depue. Apparently, the father with whom the boy resides has…
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