Steele v. Matteson

The plaintiff sued in replevin for a quantity of saw-logs, and they were seized under the writ and delivered to him.

The trial was conducted without a jury, and the judge reserved a decision until the vacation and then sent to the clerk a summary of the proceedings, including his opinion and direction to enter judgment for the defendants. It does not appear that a special finding was demanded, and this paper did not cover such a finding. It was a mere informal statement containing some facts, together with items of evidence and offers of proof and rulings upon objections, followed by an…