Legal Opinion

Segrist v. Crabtree

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided May 13, 1889No. 115PublishedCited by 41 opinions

ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO. Trover. Plea, the general issue. Yerdict for plaintiff and judgment on the verdict. Defendants sued out this writ of error. The case is stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan

delivered the opinion of the court. -

This is an action of trover. ' It was brought in the District Court of the First Judicial District of New Mexico, to recover damages for the conversion by the plaintiffs in error to their own use of certain cattle and horses of which the defendant in error, who was the plaintiff below, claimed to be the owner. The -alleged unlawful conversion occurred in that Territory. The defendant Segrist, separately, and the defendants Stapp, Stoops and Holstine, jointly, pleaded not guilty. The record does not show service of process upon Bell, nor any appearance by…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Harkness v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  2. Sheehy v. Mandeville & JamessonSupreme Court of the United States · 1810
  3. The KimballSupreme Court of the United States · 1866
  4. Lyman v. President of the Bank of the United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1852

3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Barber Asphalt Paving Co. v. St. Louis Cypress Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
  2. Van Allen v. FrancisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1899
  3. Dial v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1955
  4. Schlemmer v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1938
  5. State v. TijerinaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1972

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