Lord v. Jones
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Replevin for a horse. With the general issue the defendant, by brief statement, alleged that he had a legal claim or -lien upon the horse for the keeping, care of and medicine .for him. H. Pond once owned the horse, and in September, 1841, contracted to sell him to Jefferds, then and still insolvent.
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Replevin for a horse. With the general issue the defendant, by brief statement, alleged that he had a legal claim or -lien upon the horse for the keeping, care of and medicine .for him. H. Pond once owned the horse, and in September, 1841, contracted to sell him to Jefferds, then and still insolvent. It was then agreed that the plaintiff should indorse a note from Jefferds to Pond, that Pond should convey the horse to Lord for his security, and that Lord should convey the horse to Jefferds, when the note was paid. This was done, and Jefferds took the horse into his possession. Lord was…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was drawn up by
Shepley J.
The instructions in this case authorized the jury to find, that the defendant was entitled to a lien upon the horse for his keep and cure. It is insisted for the plaintiff, that they were erroneous. For the defendant, it is contended, that they may be sustained on the ground, that he was an innkeeper.; and the facts proved would be sufficient to entitle him to be so considered by the rules of the common law. In this State no person can lawfully assume that character without first obtaining a license therefor according to the provisions of the…
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