Moorehead v. Briggs
Appellate Court of Illinois
Replevin. Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Charles N. Goodnow, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1908.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Chytraus
delivered the opinion of the court.
William Moorehead, defendant in error, brought suit in replevin against George W. Briggs, “as administrator,” in the Municipal Court. The bailiff to whom the writ of replevin was issued, being unable to find the goods described in the writ, made a return to that effect and of demand and service upon Briggs, “individually or as administrator.” There was a trial by jury, verdict for plaintiff, and a judgment in trover for $200 against George W. Briggs.
Prior to the commencement of the trial plaintiff moved for and obtained an order…
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