McKee v. Bassick Mining Co.

This was an action of replevin brought by appellants against appellee for certain personal property claimed by both parties to have been purchased from one Baldwin. Appellee’s attempted purchase antedates that of appellants. But appellants’ contention is that appellee failed to take such possession of the property as entitles it thereto in this action. The case was first tried by a justice of the peace; it was then appealed to the county court, and the venue afterwards changed therefrom to the district court by consent of parties.

The evidence is quite voluminous, and there is no assignment of…