Mosby v. Goff
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Trespass cle bonis asportatis. The facts are stated in the opinion. Heard on petition of plaintiff for a new trial. New trial granted.
1Opinion of the Court
Mattbson, O. J.
This is an action of trespass de bonis asportatis for* entering the plaintiffs’ dwelling-house and taking and carrying away a piano. The pleas are the general issue and license.
The plaintiff, Mrs. Mosby, on or about March 27, 1884, purchased from the defendant Goff a piano on the installment plan. The value placed on the piano was seventy-five dollars, and payments were to be made at the rate of a dollar per week, so that if the agreement had been carried out the piano would have been paid for at the end of seventy-five weeks, on, to wit, September '27, 1885. During the period…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hutchings v. . MungerNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
- O'Rourke v. . HadcockNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Taylor v. FinleySupreme Court of Vermont · 1874
- People's Furniture & Carpet Co. v. CrosbyNebraska Supreme Court · 1898
3Cited by4 opinions
- Fontaine v. Industrial National Bank of Rhode IslandSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1973
- Ciampi v. Zuczek Ex Rel. Town of WesterlyDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 2009
- Cable Co. v. WasegizigMichigan Supreme Court · 1902
- Louis Paolino v. Commonwealth Engineers & Consulting, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 2024