Rucker v. Smoke
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Aldrich, J., Lexington, September, 1891. This was an action by F. B. Pucker against J. A. Smoke and F. J. Bnyck, commenced January 24, 1890, to recover damages for trespass on the property of plaintiff, committed by Smoke, as the agent of Buyck, in December, 1889.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mr. Ohiee Justice McIver.
This case, briefly stated, is as follows: The defendant Buyck, holding a chattel mortgage on a mule in the possession of the plaintiff, placed the same in the hands of the defendant Smoke, with instructions to seize the mule and dispose of the same according to law. Acting under this authority, Smoke went to plaintiff’s premises and demanded possession of the mule, with which demand plaintiff refused to comply, whereupon said Smoke broke open the stable of plaintiff and carried off the mule. Thereupon this action was commenced…
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