Raper v. Harrison

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, J.:

T. J. Harrison brought an action before a justice of the peace, to recover from W. B. Raper and Lela Z. Raper the possession of a cow, alleging that she was of the *244value of $35, and was wrongfully detained by them, and that he was entitled to her immediate possession. An appeal was taken from the judgment of the justice to the district court, and a trial'in that court -with a jury resulted in a verdict in favor of Harrison. Harrison had rented a portion of a farm owned and operated by the plaintiffs in error. He claimed, .and offered…