Broomfield v. Checkoway

The bill, described as for “equitable replevin,” alleges that the plaintiff did business as a dealer in second hand machinery on premises owned by the defendant. Whether the plaintiff was a tenant of the defendant, or not, the bill does not disclose. Attempting to remove his stock of machinery from the building on the premises in which it was stored, the plaintiff was prevented from doing so by the act of the defendant in locking and barring the entrance to the building, and in refusing to permit the plaintiff to remove the machinery. This is alleged in the bill and found by the judge.

The…