Freer v. Cowles

This was an action of detinue, -by George Cowles and John Rowell, against W. H. Freer, for the recovery of certain personal property, mainly household furniture, mortgaged ¿by the defendant to Rowell. One of the errors assigned is, that Cowles had no interest in the suit, other than was derived from a verbal agreement between him and Powell, made before the commencement of the suit, in terms as follows: As there were several creditors, and each had a separate mortgage .on different property of the defendant, they would work together and secure, by suit or otherwise, all or as much of their…