Bell v. Cafferty

Replevin by Cafferty against Bell for a mare. The cause was submitted to the Court on an agreed statement of facts, upon which statement the Court found for the plaintiff, and rendered judgment accordingly.

The defendant, having taken the proper steps to present the question involved, appeals. The following are the facts as agreed upon:

“Before and on the 17th day of August, 1868, the plaintiff was the owner of, and in possession of the mare in controversy; that on said day one-Stewart, who professed to be an agent for an Illinois insurance company, came to the plaintiff and proposed to…