Sweetman v. Ramsey
Montana Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Yellowstone County/ George R. Milburn, Judge. Action by Ered Sweetman against John M. Ramsey, sheriff of Yellowstone county. From a judgment for defendant, and an order denying plaintiff a new trial, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPigott, J.
This was an action to recover 3,400 sheep, valued at $12,000, to the exclusive possession of which plaintiff alleges he was entitled as bailee under a delivery by the owner for the purpose of pasturing, herding, feeding and controlling, with power of sale and disposal in plaintiff; the complaint alleging, among other things, that defendant on January 12, 1893, wrongfully took the sheep, and yet withholds them from plaintiff. The answer contains denials of the bailment and right of possession in plaintiff, and wrongful taking or detention by defendant, and sets up as a justification that…
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