Legal Opinion

Aborn v. Mason

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York

Decided February 23, 1878Published

[At law. Action- of trover and conversion by Robert W. Aborn and others against John W. Mason, assignee in bankruptcy of ■ Louis H. Oberhofer. Heard on motion for i new trial. Motion denied.]

1Opinion of the Court

SHIPMAN. District Judge.

On or about j May 0 th, 1871, the plaintiffs were the owners i of a quantity of superfine wool and of in-j ferior wool and of double and twist yarn . upon spools, of the value of $1,737 09, and delivered the same to Louis H. Oberhofer, a woolen manufacturer of Canterbury, Connecticut, to be manufactured by him into cassimeres, at an estimated cost of twenty-one cents per yard, to be paid by tin1 plaintiffs. The wool and the yam, and the goods which were to be manufactured therefrom, were to be continuously the property of the plaintiffs. It was supposed that this wool…

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  1. Baker v. Wheeler & MartinNew York Supreme Court · 1832
  2. Curtis v. GroatNew York Supreme Court · 1810
  3. Betts v. LeeNew York Supreme Court · 1810
  4. Benjamin v. BenjaminSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1843
  5. Whitaker v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1849

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