Ramsey v. Reid

LyNch, Judge:

Plaintiff sued in detinue to recover possession, if it can be had, and if not, the value, of steel railroad rails, and obtained the judgment which defendant seeks to reverse. Rulings upon the admissibility of testimony admitted, instructions given, the statute of limitations pleaded, and the right of the plaintiff to a judgment on the merits of the cause of action averred in the declaration form the basis of the writ.

The Clover Run Lumber Company, owner of a large boundary of timber land in Tucker County, entered into negotiations with Welch Brothers of Qowanda, New York, owners…