Sander v. Goldsmith
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Replevin for goods unlawfully detained; brought to the Court of Common Pleas of New Haven County, and tried to the court before Peck, J. Facts found and judgment rendered for the defendant. Motion for a new trial by the plaintiff. The case is fully stated in the opinion. *
1Opinion of the CourtFoster, J.
From the facts disclosed in this motion it is difficult to discover why this action was ever brought.
The plaiutiff claimed title to the property replevied by virtue of a mortgage, executed and delivered to him by one William S. Alexander, who was the owner of it, to secure the payment of certain notes of hand, given by him to the plaintiff. Said property was subsequently removed into rooms in a building belonging to the defendant, which were rented to said Alexander and one nilf, his partner, who occupied them for carrying on the business of printing. At length they absconded, ceasing to pay…
2Cited by1 opinion
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