Legal Opinion

Bradley v. Campbell

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided June 4, 1908Published

Appeal from Pemiscot Circuit Court. — No». Henry C. Riley, Judge. The court erred in sustaining respondents’ motion for a new trial and in not sustaining appellant’s motion to set aside the order of the court in sustaining said motion for a new trial, because appellant was entitled to damages for all that portion of the personal property which had been destroyed by fire prior to the trial and was entitled to a judgment for the value of that portion of said property which was…

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Appeal from Pemiscot Circuit Court. — No». Henry C. Riley, Judge. The court erred in sustaining respondents’ motion for a new trial and in not sustaining appellant’s motion to set aside the order of the court in sustaining said motion for a new trial, because appellant was entitled to damages for all that portion of the personal property which had been destroyed by fire prior to the trial and was entitled to a judgment for the value of that portion of said property which was in esse at the time of the trial. R. S. 1899, sec. 4476; Dillard v. McClure, 64 Mo. App. 488. This finding of the court…

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This action is replevin, brought against defendant Mary Campbell, for the recovery of specific persona] property, consisting of household and kitchen furniture alleged to be of the value of $400. Plaintiffs executed the ordinary replevin bond and on service of the writ on defendant Mary Campbell, she executed a statutory delivery bond and retained possession of the property. At the close of plaintiffs’ evi*80deuce and after Mary Campbell had testified in her own behalf, on her motion, her husband, C. Campbell was made a party defendant. The evidence shows that after she had executed her delivery…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Pope v. JenkinsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1860
  2. Dillard v. McClureMissouri Court of Appeals · 1896
  3. George v. HewlettMississippi Supreme Court · 1892
  4. Heard v. HicksSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
  5. Jennings v. SparkmanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1892

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