Bowers v. Rice

Maxwell, Ch. J.

This is a petition in error to reverse tbe judgment of the district court of Franklin county reversing the judgment of a justice of the peace.

It appears from the record that in December, 1884, the plaintiff brought an action before a justice of the peace to recover from the defendant the value of a horse.

The facts are substantially as follows: That in January, 1884, the defendant sold to one William B. Carpenter the horse in controversy; that in March, 1884, Carpenter sold said horse to the plaintiff; that in each of said sales the price paid for the horse was $80; that…