Bradley v. Geiselman
Illinois Supreme Court
This was an action brought by Michael Geiselman, in the month of January, 1854, in the Cook County Court of Common Pleas, against Cyrus P. Bradley, for an alleged trespass in seizing certain personal property, on or about the 18th January, 1854. The plaintiff claimed the property in the declaration mentioned, by a sale made to him on or - about the thirtieth of December, A. D. 1853, by Elisha W. King and Henry A. Lay-ton, doing business under the firm of H. A. Layton & Co.…
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This was an action brought by Michael Geiselman, in the month of January, 1854, in the Cook County Court of Common Pleas, against Cyrus P. Bradley, for an alleged trespass in seizing certain personal property, on or about the 18th January, 1854. The plaintiff claimed the property in the declaration mentioned, by a sale made to him on or - about the thirtieth of December, A. D. 1853, by Elisha W. King and Henry A. Lay-ton, doing business under the firm of H. A. Layton & Co. The defendant pleaded the general issue, and two special pleas. 1st. That three several executions had been issued upon…
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
It is insisted that this judgment should be reversed, because the finding of the jury is manifestly against the weight of evidence. While the evidence is perhaps, not of that positive and clear character, which would relieve the case of doubt, and entirely satisfy us of the correctness of the conclusions at which the jury have arrived, there is not such a want of evidence to support the verdict, as to render it manifest, that it is wrong. Defendant in error was found in the possession of the goods when the levy was made, and that was prima facie evidence of ownership. He purchased of Layton…
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