Legal Opinion

Copeland v. Kilpatrick

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided September 15, 1906No. 5193; No. 2802 C. APublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from the County Court of Pitkin County. Hon. Henry C. Rogers, Judge. Replevin by Ella G-. Kilpatrick against W. S. Copeland. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Maxwell

This was an action of replevin commenced in a justice court to recover possession of a number of borses.

The testimony as preserved in the bill of exceptions is in narrative form and in the briefest possible space, which makes it . exceedingly difficult, if not impossible, to determine what issues were presented to and determined by the court below.

There is evidence of the ownership and right of possession of the property being in the plaintiff at the time of the commencement of the suit; of the value of the property; and that plaintiff had delivered the property to one Reynolds, with no…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Stevenson v. LordSupreme Court of Colorado · 1890
  2. Lamping v. KeenanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1886
  3. Carlin v. FreemanColorado Court of Appeals · 1904
  4. Hennessey v. BarnettColorado Court of Appeals · 1898

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Evans v. KloeppelSupreme Court of Florida · 1916
  2. Jones v. DunlapSupreme Court of Colorado · 1925
  3. Utah Ass'n of Credit Men v. Boyle Furniture Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1913
  4. Lee v. GunbySupreme Court of Colorado · 1918

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