International Lumber Co. v. Bradley Timber & Railway Supply Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action of replevin in the district court for Koochiching county for $20,000, the value of the property, and $2,000 damages for its detention. The case was tried before McClenahan, J., and a jury which returned a verdict fox defendant. Plaintiff’s motion for a new trial was denied. From the judgment entered on the verdict, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBunn, J.
This is an action in claim and delivery, or replevin, in which plaintiff demands judgment for the immediate return and possession of two million feet of lumber or the value thereof, stated to be $20,000. The complaint alleged that defendant wrongfully caused to be sawed into lumber logs of plaintiff wrongfully taken from the Big Fork river, and caused the lumber to be piled in the mill yard of the State Lumber Company near the town of Gemmell .in Koochiching county. The sheriff took the lumber under the writ of replevin, but defendant rebonded. The answer alleged that defendant was the owner…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Stone v. QuaalSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
- Clay, Robinson & Co. v. LarsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
- D. M. Osborne & Co. v. Cargill Elevator Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
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