Palmer v. Roath
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Lenawee. (Lane, J.) Trover. Defendants bring error. The facts-are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtMorse, J.
This action is brought to recover the value of a second-hand portable engine known as a “J. I. Case Engine.”
The plaintiffs were clearly entitled to recover, unless the defendants established one of their three defenses, to wit:
1. That at the time the suit was commenced the engine was the property of the TJptbn Manufacturing Company, as a down or cash payment for a rebuilt engine ordered of them by plaintiffs.
2. That, if not the property of said TTpton Manu*604facturing Company, such company had a lien upon it, and the right to hold it, as security for the damages they incurred, because the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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