Wood River Bank v. Kelley

Cobb, Ch. J.

This action was brought in the district court of Hall county by the Wood River Bank against John Kelley for the possession of fifty head of cattle in which the plaintiff claimed to have a special property by virtue of two chattel mortgages given by the general owner, and exhibited, and in which the property is described as “ 50 head of two and three year old steer cattle of various colors and brands, ” and which was alleged to be of the value of $2,000, wrongfully detained by the defendant, to the damage of the plaintiff in the sum of fifty dollars.

The defendant answered by a…