Pitman v. Marquardt & Sons

The appellant, as assignee of George C. Freeman, sued the appellees, Ewing Stilwell, sheriff of Jackson county, and G. W. Marquardt & Sons, a corporation of Chicago, Illinois, for the recovery of possession of a certain stock of goods and damages for the detention thereof. There was an answer in denial, and a trial by the court resulted in a finding for the appellees, in accordance with which judgment was rendered.

The overruling of the appellant’s motion for a new trial is assigned as error, and it is contended that the finding was not supported by sufficient evidence. The complaint showed,…