Masterson v. Clark
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from Superior Court, Glenn County; Seth Wellington, Judge. Action by James Masterson, Jr., against P. H. Clark, sheriff of the county of Glenn, to recover the possession or value of certain personal property. Plaintiff had judgment, and defendant appeals.
1Per curiam
The plaintiff brought this action to recover the possession or value of three hundred head of sheep. The complaint was filed September 20, 1893, and it avers that on the eighth day of that month plaintiff was the owner and entitled to the possession of said sheep; that on the said eighth day of September defendant, without plaintiff’s consent, and wrongfully, came into possession of said property, and still retains possession of the same; that on the eleventh day of said month plaintiff demanded of defendant the possession of said sheep, but to deliver the possession thereof the defendant…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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