Gilbert v. Decker
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action for the wrongful taking of a horse; brought to the City Court of the city of Hartford and tried to the jury before Bennett, J. Yerdict for the defendants. Appeal by the plaintiff. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtLoomis, J.
The plaintiff claimed to have proved that the horse, the subject of this suit, was in good faith and for valuable consideration, purchased by him of his father in the spring of 1880, but it was conceded that there was no sufficient change of possession as against attaching creditors until February 7th, 1885, when there was a complete delivery to the plaintiff, who had exclusive possession until the 16th day of the same month, when it was attached as the property of the father on a suit in favor of Decker the principal defendant.
The question for review, arising upon these facts, is, whether…
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