Carter v. McQuade

Belcher, C. C.

This is an action - to recover the possession or value of certain personal property. The plaintiff had judgment, and from that judgment, and an order denying a new trial, the defendant appeals.

The material facts of the case, as shown by the record, are as follows; In December, 1887, the plaintiff, Anna L. Carter, and Jacob E. Carter were husband and wife, and were residing on a tract of land in Tuolumne County. On the twenty-second day of that month they entered into a written agreement, by which he agreed to give her “a bill of sale and peaceful possession” of certain described…