Lynch v. Ford
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term, Westchester county. Replevin by John Lynch against William W. and Mary C. G. Ford. From a judgment in the county court affirming a justice’s judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtWoodward, J.
It appears that on the ioth day of July, 1901, the mare and colt of the plaintiff wrongfully came upon the property of the defendants in the town of Harrison, in Westchester county; that in pursuance of statutory provisions the defendants proceeded to remove the animals to their barns, and there to retain them, under the assertion of a lien, until they were redeemed, or turned over to their owner according to law. On the same and the following days the plaintiff called upon the defendants, and requested his horses, but it does not appear that he ever made a legal offer to redeem the property.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Rockwell v. . NearingNew York Court of Appeals · 1866
- Cook v. . GreggNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Pierce v. HosmerNew York Supreme Court · 1873
- Boyce v. Perry, New York County Courts1899
- Leavitt v. . ThompsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1873