Allen v. Van Ostrand

Maxwell, Ch. J.

This is an action of replevin brought by the plaintiff against the defendant to recover the possession of “ two red steers and one red heifer, each about eight months old, and one red heifer with white face, one year old.”

On the trial of the cause in the court below the defendant was found to be entitled to the possession of the property, and the value of such possession the court fixed at the sum of $2.00, with damages for the detention of the property.

The undisputed facts as they appear from the testimony are as follows: That in April, 1884, the plaintiff and defendant…