Moore v. Moran

This is an action in replevin, the property in controversy being sections of lumber and building material which prior to the replevin action bad formed the main portion of a *85small dwelling house, 14x18 feet in size, with an addition thereto 12x14 feet. The house was located on a tract of real estate purchased by the plaintiff in the replevin action but a short time prior to the institution of the action. The defendant claimed the property in dispute, which composed the main part of the building, by reason of an alleged purchase of the then owner of the real estate, who afterwards conveyed to…