Moffett v. Green

On December 31, 1942, J. J. Moffett, the plaintiff-appellant, a resident of Geneseo in Henry county, Illinois, instituted an action of replevin before J. W. Niebling, a justice of the peace of Moline township, Rock Island county, against Edmond Green, a resident of Davenport, Iowa, to recover possession of a protractor of the value of $50. Service of the writ of replevin was had upon the defendant, Green, at his place of employment at the Rock Island Arsenal in Coal Valley township, county of Rock Island, but outside of the city of Moline. The protractor was seized by the constable and…