Lillie v. Dunbar
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Marathon County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Tatloe as a part of the opinion: This was an action of replevin to recover the possession of a quantity of pine lumber which the plaintiff claimed to own, and which was, at the commencement of the action, in the possession of the defendant who also claimed to own the same. The evidence established the following facts: First.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Marathon County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Tatloe as a part of the opinion: This was an action of replevin to recover the possession of a quantity of pine lumber which the plaintiff claimed to own, and which was, at the commencement of the action, in the possession of the defendant who also claimed to own the same. The evidence established the following facts: First. That the lumber in question had been manufactured out of logs and timber which had been cut by one II. M. Wilcox from lands described in a contract…
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
It is contended by the learned counsel for the appellant that the evidence conclusively establishes the right of the appellant to the possession of the property at the time the action was commenced, and that as a consequence the court should have directed a verdict in favor of the appellant. It is admitted that the only right the appellant had to the property was derived under the contract made .between Wilcox and the appellant, and it is also admitted that the only right Wilcox had to the timber and lumber was the right Wilcox derived from lillie by virtue of this contract between Lillie and…
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- Marsh v. BellewWisconsin Supreme Court · 1878
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