Citizens National Bank v. Lehrling

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

In these actions, the plaintiff seeks to recover the value of cattle owned by Athel Williams, and wrongfully sold by E. P. Slade through or to the defendants, live-stock commission merchants or packing houses, the claims for which were assigned by Athel Williams to the plaintiff before the actions were commenced. Judgment was rendered in favor of the defendant in case No. 24,500, from which the plaintiff appeals; and judgments were rendered in favor of the plaintiffs in cases No. 24,505 and No. 24,513 from which the defendants appeal.

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