Pease v. Ditto

This was replevin brought in the superior court of Cook county by the appellee, Ditto, against the appellant Pease, to recover possession of certain articles of ready-made clothing. The issues were submitted to the court for decision without the intervention of a jury. The only testimony produced was that in behalf of the plaintiff, Ditto. The court refused to hold the following proposition presented by the plaintiff as the law applicable to the facts of the case:

“The court is requested to hold, as a matter of law, that the issues joined herein are with the plaintiff, and that the rig'ht to…