John Deere Co. v. Metzler

Plaintiff-Counterdefendant-Appellant, John Deere Company of St. Louis, a Missouri Corporation, appeals from a judgment entered by the Circuit Court of Macoupin County upon a jury verdict in favor of defendants-counterplaintiffs-appellees, Franklin Metzler and Robert Metzler, partners, d/b/a Metzler Brothers.

For clarity we shall hereafter refer to the plaintiffcounterdefendant-appellant as John Deere and defendants-counterplaintiffs-appellees as Metzler Brothers.

The action commenced on March 5, 1962, was a simple action in replevin filed by John Deere against Metzler Brothers.

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