Fairfield v. Dawson

Opinion by

Holt, C.:

Plaintiff in error brought his action to recover a certain one-story building, alleged to be personal property, and averred that he was the owner thereof, and entitled to the possession of the same, and that the defendant wrongfully detained it, and had for the space of two months, to his damage, in the sum of $300.

At the trial, at the December term, 1885, a jury was impaneled, and the evidence of plaintiff was introduced. After he rested, the court, upon the motion of the defendant, directed the jury to render a verdict in favor of the defendant for costs. Plaintiff filed…