Foster v. Haglin
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Sebastian Circuit Court, Greenwood District. Edgar E. Bryant, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Action in replevin by Edward Haglin against tbe sheriff of Sebastian county to recover a stock of merchandise, store fixtures, etc., held by said sheriff under a writ of attachment.
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Appeal from Sebastian Circuit Court, Greenwood District. Edgar E. Bryant, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Action in replevin by Edward Haglin against tbe sheriff of Sebastian county to recover a stock of merchandise, store fixtures, etc., held by said sheriff under a writ of attachment. The writ of attachment was issued in an action brought by appellants, J. Foster & Co., against Alva Haglin; and, after the commencement of this action of replevin, appellants, being the real parties in interest, were substituted as defendants in place of the sheriff. The facts in the case, so far as necessary…
1Opinion of the Court
Riddick, J.,
(after stating the facts.) This is a controversy concerning the title to a stock of merchandise and other personal property attached by the appellants as the property of Alva Haglin. The appellee, Edward Haglin, claims to have purchased the property from his brother Alva in settlement of indebtedness due from Alva to him. The only question necessary to consider is whether, under the facts of this case, the promissory notes executed by Alva to Edward, and read in evidence, were, as against the appellants, prima fade evidence of indebtedness from Alva to Edward.
The appellants,…
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- Chipman v. GlennonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
- Valley Distilling Co. v. AtkinsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1887
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