Laing v. McCall
Supreme Court of Vermont
Trespass for nine two-year old cattle. Plea, the general issue, and notice of justification under process against one William Moncrief. Trial by jury, June Term, 1877, Dunton, J., presiding.
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Trespass for nine two-year old cattle. Plea, the general issue, and notice of justification under process against one William Moncrief. Trial by jury, June Term, 1877, Dunton, J., presiding. The plaintiff introduced in evidence a bill of sale from said Moncrief to himself, dated June 21, 1876, of a large amount of personal property, including all of his interest in the cattle in question, which had been turned out by Moncrief to one L. D. Hopkins, to indemnify him for indorsing a note for $150 for Moncrief at the First National Bank of Granville, N. Y. The plaintiff’s evidence tended to show,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Pierpoint, C. J.
The plaintiff claims title to the property in question by virtue of a bill of sale executed to him by one Moncrief on the 21st day of June, 1876. Said bill of sale purported to convey to the plaintiff all Moncrief s personal property, including the nine head of cattle in question. In consideration of said bill of sale, the plaintiff agreed to pay, and afterwards did pay, certain debts which Moncrief was then owing. It appeared that some of these debts were evidenced by notes executed by Moncrief, on which Moncrief had forged the names…
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