Donaldson v. Askey

COFFROTH, PJ.,

This is a replevin action to recover from defendant a Winchester rifle alleged to belong to plaintiff, to have been seized by defendant (a District Game Protector) in connection with his prosecution of plaintiffs son and others for an alleged game law violation, and to be wrongfully retained by defendant after said prosecution was dismissed. At the request of plaintiffs counsel, we granted a rule to show cause why the rifle should not be returned, and fixed a date and time for hearing thereon at which the parties appeared and were heard on the merits.

Plaintiffs ownership of the…