Rucker v. Feiferlich
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Bourbon District Court. Replevin, brought by Donovan & Feiferlicli as plaintiffs, to recover the possession of certain barrels of turpentine and coal oil. The plaintiffs were merchants^ at St. Louis, and had sold and shipped the turpentine and oil to L. E. Conner & Co., merchants, Fort Scott.
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Error from Bourbon District Court. Replevin, brought by Donovan & Feiferlicli as plaintiffs, to recover the possession of certain barrels of turpentine and coal oil. The plaintiffs were merchants^ at St. Louis, and had sold and shipped the turpentine and oil to L. E. Conner & Co., merchants, Fort Scott. Bucher, as constable, held a' writ of execution against Conner & Co., and by virtue of such writ had levied on the goods while in possession of the carrier, had paid the freight charges to the carrier, and take n the goods into his possession. The plaintiffs demanded possession of Bucher,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.:
This was an action of replevin brought by defendants in error in the district court of Bourbon county. The testimony is not in the record, and the case is before us on the pleadings, the findings, and judgment. The petition alleges an absolute ownership. The findings show that the goods were in the possession of Rucker as constable by virtue of proper and legal process against the firm of L. E. Conner & Co. Plaintiff’s title was based upon an attempted exercise of the right of stoppage in transitu. The findings are, that plaintiffs at St.…
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