Shields v. Moody

This is an action of replevin to recover one brown stallion, one single harness, one road bike sulky, one cutting-box, two canvas tents, one adz, one spike-maul, one sledge-hammer, and one corn-cutter, all of which had been duly levied upon by the defendant, as sheriff, under a valid writ directed against the property of James Shields, the husband of the plaintiff Fannie Shields. The jury rendered a verdict for the defendant, upon which judgment was entered for a return of the property. The plaintiffs moved for a new trial, which was refused, and have brought the case to this court for review…