Ladd v. Brewer
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from, Bourbon District Court. Replevin, for four head of horses, brought by Brewer, as plaintiff, against George Ladd, J. E. Trent, and G. E. Routt, 'as defendants. The plaintiff claimed the horses as general owner. They were found in possession of defendant Trent,- who held them for Routt, the latter claiming to own them. Trent and Routt answered jointly, and gave a bond to retain possession. Ladd filed a separate answer.
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Error from, Bourbon District Court. Replevin, for four head of horses, brought by Brewer, as plaintiff, against George Ladd, J. E. Trent, and G. E. Routt, 'as defendants. The plaintiff claimed the horses as general owner. They were found in possession of defendant Trent,- who held them for Routt, the latter claiming to own them. Trent and Routt answered jointly, and gave a bond to retain possession. Ladd filed a separate answer. Trial at the December Term 1873, C. O. F., judge pro tem., presiding. Brewer having given testimony tending to establish his ownership and right of possession, the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.:
This was an action by defendant in error in the district court of Bourbon county to recover the possession of certain horses claimed to have been unlawfully taken and detained by the plaintiffs in error, defendants below. The principal point made by the learned counsel for plaintiffs in error is, that the verdict was not sustained by sufficient evidence. It appears that Brewer had a livery stable, and that one Jackson was in charge of it, Brewer’s time being principally employed in a restaurant which he also owned. Jackson sold and delivered…
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