Blain v. Manning

This was an action of replevin brought by appellants against appellee to recover the possession of two horses and a road cart. The appellants claimed the goods and property by virtue of a chattel mortgage, executed by A. K. Manning, brother of appellee, to Belle Goodselle Baldwin, through her husband acting as her agent. The appellants became the owner of the notes and mortgage by assignment May 12, 1888. The appellee, from whose possession the property was taken by the writ of possession, claimed it by virtue of an asserted lien for agisting and finding the stock to the amount of 8251.88,…