Magee v. Hartzell

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dennison, P. J. :

This action was commenced in the district court of Chautauqua county, by the plaintiff in error, as plaintiff, to recover from the defendant in error, as defendant, the possession of a stock of goods.

The evidence discloses that on October 28, 1892, Magee traded some horses, hogs, leases, a note and some cash to one J. T. Pershall for a stock of goods then being- retailed by Pershall in Elgin, Chautauqua county, Kansas, and put his son, Sam. Magee, into possession of the goods and retained in his employ Harry Nulty. Sam. Magee, for his…