Mead v. Noyes
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Replevin for articles of personal property attacked by the defendant. The action was brought to the Court of Common Pleas for New London County and tried before Mather, J., who rendered judgment for the plaintiff. The court made the following finding of facts: In May, 1874, the plaintiff loaned $100 to Benjamin P. Hewitt, who was his son-in-law, and took his note for the amount.
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Replevin for articles of personal property attacked by the defendant. The action was brought to the Court of Common Pleas for New London County and tried before Mather, J., who rendered judgment for the plaintiff. The court made the following finding of facts: In May, 1874, the plaintiff loaned $100 to Benjamin P. Hewitt, who was his son-in-law, and took his note for the amount. On 23d of July, 1875, Hewitt, being still indebted to the plaintiff for the ambunt of the note, agreed to sell him the horse, wagon and harness, then belonging to him, which are the subject of the present suit, for…
1Opinion of the CourtPark, C. J.
The court below, after giving a detailed statement of all the facts with regard to the sale of the property in question, and as to the change in the possession of the same after the sale, so far as there was any, concludes its finding as follows: “ Upon these facts I find that the sale was made in good faith, for a fair value, to pay a pre-existing debt, and that possession accompanied and followed the sale, and that the property when attached was taken out of the possession of the plaintiff, and that when the writ of replevin was brought the plaintiff was the owner of the property and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Avery v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1863
- Kirtland v. SnowSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1849
- Potter v. PayneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1851
- Bird v. AndrewsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1873
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