Swanson v. De Vine
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Second District; Hon. N. J. Harris, Judge. Action by Erick P. Swanson against Thomas A. De Vine, Sheriff of Weber County, Utah. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtStraup, C. J.
One Guernsey, in the name of the "Goodyear Shoe Repair Factory,” at Ogden City, was, as is alleged and found, the owner and in the possession of repair machinery, tools of trade, leather, and other material and goods used in his business or trade of shoe repairing. As to the character of his business the court found that:
"Shoe repairing was his principal trade or business. He was not a merchant, in the sense that he was engaged in selling merchandise distinct from repairs that he made for his patrons or customers, but would and did on occasions when requested by customers, sell, to the amount…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Gallus v. ElmerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1906
- Charges J. Off & Co. v. MoreheadIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
- McKay v. CalderwoodWashington Supreme Court · 1905
- Connecticut Steam Brown Stone Co. v. LewisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1912
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- Byron v. Utah Copper Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1918