Fishell v. Morris
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Replevin for a horse and other articles of personal property ; brought to the City Court of the city of New Haven, and beard before Pickett, J. Facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff as to all the articles except the horse, and for the return of the latter to the defendant, and that the defendant recovered five dollars damages and his costs. The plaintiff appealed.
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Replevin for a horse and other articles of personal property ; brought to the City Court of the city of New Haven, and beard before Pickett, J. Facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff as to all the articles except the horse, and for the return of the latter to the defendant, and that the defendant recovered five dollars damages and his costs. The plaintiff appealed. The case is fully stated in the opinion. 1. The lien was divested when the horse was taken from the defendant’s possession by the owner, without objection on the part of the defendant. 1 Jones on Liens, 3, 20, 21, 641,…
1Opinion of the CourtAndrews, C. J.
The plaintiff brought an action of replevin against the defendant for a horse, a wagon, a harness, a whip and two robes. The trial court rendered judgment that he retain possession of all the chattels but the horse, and that he should return the horse to the possession of the defendant. From that judgment the plaintiff appeals.
*550The defendant is a livery-stable keeper. One Bohan, of whom the plaintiff bought all of the property, on or about the 17th day of November, 1887, he then being the owner, made a special contract with the defendant to keep and feed the horse for the sum of eighteen…
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