Hemphill Co. v. Davis Knitting Co.

Opinion by

Stadtfeld, J.,

This was a replevin action by Hemphill Company against H. B. Davis, trading as the Davis Knitting Company, in which Market Street Trust Company intervened claiming it had purchased the eight machines, sought to be replevied, at a constable’s sale under a distraint for rent. A counter bond having been filed, the action was for the value of the machines. The Hemphill Company, in its statement of claim, claimed title to eight knitting machines, alleging these had been leased to Davis. The trust company denied the title of the Hemphill Company, claiming an alleged…