Swann Davis Co. v. Stanton

The plaintiffs in error obtained a common-law judgment against one Randall Banks, and the fi. fa. was levied upon three mules, some corn and fodder, and a number of cows and calves, as the property of the defendant. P. A. Stanton interposed a claim to two of the mules, and 'the judge (hearing the case without a jury) found in favor of the claimant, and rendered a judgment dismissing the levy and adjudging the two mules not subject thereto. It was not disputed in the evidence that Randall Banks originally purchased the mules in question, that they remained always in his possession, and that…