Legal Opinion

O'Brien v. Ballou

California Supreme Court

Decided March 20, 1897No. L. A. No. 188PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Luis Obispo County and from an order denying a new trial. V. A. Gregg, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Searls, C.

Replevin to recover possession of six hundred and thirty-eight sacks of wheat, or their value *320if possession cannot be bad. Plaintiff had a verdict for five hundred and seventy-one sacks, of the value of five hundred and seventy-one dollars, upon which judgment was entered. Defendant J. B. Blake (the action having been dismissed as to defendant Ballou) appeals from the judgment and from an order denying his motion for a new trial.

It appears that during the year ending, say, with the harvest of 1894, plaintiff had labored as a ranch hand for one Bruce, who was farming about three…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Davis v. McFarlaneCalifornia Supreme Court · 1869
  2. Visher v. WebsterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1859

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Aggregates Associated, Inc. v. PackwoodCalifornia Supreme Court · 1962
  2. Veum v. StefferudNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1923
  3. Sweetland v. Oakley State BankIdaho Supreme Court · 1925
  4. Globe Grain & Milling Co. v. DrenthCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1918
  5. Badillo v. BadilloCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1981

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