Legal Opinion
Seymour v. O'Keefe
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 15, 1876PublishedCited by 8 opinions
Trespass de lonis asjportatis; brought to the District Court of Litchfield County, and tried to the court, on the general issue, with notice that the defendant claimed to be the owner of the property, before Foster, J. Judgment for the plaintiff and motion for a new trial by the defendant. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtLoomis, J.
On the 30th of November, 1874, one Lloyd Humphrey was indebted to the defendant by his promissory note of one thousand dollars, and in part payment thereof he sold to the defendant ten tons of hay, together with other personal property, and gave her a bill of sale in writing as follows:—
“Norfolk, Conn., November 30, 1874.
“ To whom it may concern: Know ye that I, Lloyd Humphrey, of said Norfolk, for the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars, received to my full satisfaction, do this day grant,, bargain and sell to Julia O’Keefe, of said Norfolk, the following property, to wit: Ten tons of hay,…
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