State Ex Rel. Major v. Allen

Certiorari to the St. Louis Court of Appeals. Relator was plaintiff in a replevin suit in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, wherein he had taken the goods involved after giving replevin bond. The jury found for defendant and fixed the Value of the property so taken at $1,000. Upon appeal respondents affirmed the judgment of the trial court. We are asked to quash respondents’ opinion because of alleged conflict with controlling decisions of this court.

'We will refer to relator, who was plaintiff in the trial court, as Major and defendant thereat as Hast, to avoid confusion. As…