Lee v. Laswell

delivered the opinon of the court.

This was a suit in replevin instituted by appellee against appellant before a justice of the peace in Sangamon county to recover possession of a pony which appellee claimed to own. Such proceedings were had before the justice of the peace that an appeal was taken to the County Court of said county, where upon a trial had before the judge of that court without a jury the issues were found in favor of appellee and a judgment rendered thereon from which appellant has taken an appeal to this court.

It appears that three or four days before this suit was commenced…