Lake v. Hargis

The opinion of the court was delivered by

GRAVES, J.:

This is an action upon an ordinary replevin bond, given at the coihmencement of an action of replevin before a justice of the peace. Riley Lake had in his possession a hog which A. J. Hargis claimed to own. Lake refused to surrender the hog and Hargis commenced an action of replevin before a justice of the peace to recover possession of it. Lake gave a redeliv*712ery bond and retained possession of the animal. The trial was had before a jury and the verdict was in favor of Lake, who was adjudged to be the owner and entitled to the possession of…