Hovey v. Bromley
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Erie county. Action by Theroh Hovey against Charles Bromley for conversion. From a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiff, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial made on the minutes, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
This action was commenced in justice’s court to • . recover damages for the alleged wrongful conversion by the defendant of a mule, the property of the plaintiff. The answer was a general denial. Plaintiff recovered a verdict of $60 in the justice’s court. An appeal was taken from the judgment to the county court of Erie county, where the case was retried. The court charged the jury that the only question for them to determine was the value of the mule. To this ruling the defendant duly excepted. The jury rendered a verdict for the plaintiff for $55 damages.
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