Pennington v. Richie
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Lincoln county. Hon. Í). M. Miller, Judge. Attachment for rent by J. T. Ritchie against W. E, Pennington in which defendant replevied the attached property. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. 'Motion to dismiss in supreme court for want of jurisdiction. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Lincoln county. Hon. Í). M. Miller, Judge. Attachment for rent by J. T. Ritchie against W. E, Pennington in which defendant replevied the attached property. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. 'Motion to dismiss in supreme court for want of jurisdiction. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. In view of the expressions of this court in the latter part of the opinion in Biddle v. Pain, 74 Miss. 494, if the verdict of the jury and the judgment of the court were valid and in conformity with the law, it might be conceded that this…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
Appellee sued out an attachment agáinst appellant and -one R. B. Rocldiold for -the sum of seventy-five dollars for rent in arrears alleged to be due him as landlord. The writ was by the constable levied upon certain agricultural products, valued by Mm at the sum of forty-seven dollars and eighty cents. Appellant replevied the property under the provisions of section .2856 of the Code, and in due course appeared and prosecuted his -claim in the court of the justice of the peace who issued the writ. ■ The trial in that court having resulted in' favor of the landlord, the cause was appealed to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Schlicht v. CallicottMississippi Supreme Court · 1898
- Biddle v. PaineMississippi Supreme Court · 1896
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