Ames Iron Works v. Richardson
Supreme Court of Arkansas
APPEAL from Lawrence Circuit Court. James W. Butler, Judge. statement by the court. The Ames Iron Works brought this action against Richardson & Co. and M. E. Beavers to recover possession of an engine, boiler, saw-mill, a pair of Jones’ scales, a Pratt gin and condenser and a cotton press. Plaintiff alleged in its complaint that it was the owner and entitled to the possession of the property sued for, and that the defendants unlawfully detained the same.
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APPEAL from Lawrence Circuit Court. James W. Butler, Judge. statement by the court. The Ames Iron Works brought this action against Richardson & Co. and M. E. Beavers to recover possession of an engine, boiler, saw-mill, a pair of Jones’ scales, a Pratt gin and condenser and a cotton press. Plaintiff alleged in its complaint that it was the owner and entitled to the possession of the property sued for, and that the defendants unlawfully detained the same. The property was delivered to the plaintiff, except the gin, condenser and scales, which were delivered to the defendants by the sheriff…
1Opinion of the Court
Battle, J.,
after stating the facts as above reported.
The evidence was by no means full, explicit and complete,, but enough was shown to make it appear that the property claimed and recovered by Richardson & Co. in this action was conditionally sold by appellant to Faulks, and that the title to the same was reserved by the vendor until the purchase money was fully paid; that notes were taken for the purchase money and never paid; that subsequently Richardson & Co. took a mortgage on it to secure a debt that Faulks and Russell owed to them; and that after this appellant took possession of the…
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