Legal Opinion

Hathaway, Soule & Harrington v. C. M. Henderson & Co.

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided July 15, 1888Published

Error from Lyon District Court. Replevin by Hathaway, Soule & Harrington against C. M. Henderson & Co., to recover of defendants certain goods — a certain invoice of shoes — bought by one F. J. Doan of the plaintiffs, and by Doan turned over to defendants, with his entire stock, in payment of an antecedent debt. Trial by the court. On January 17, 1887, a general finding for the defendants, and a judgment thereon that they recover of the plaintiffs their costs herein.

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Error from Lyon District Court. Replevin by Hathaway, Soule & Harrington against C. M. Henderson & Co., to recover of defendants certain goods — a certain invoice of shoes — bought by one F. J. Doan of the plaintiffs, and by Doan turned over to defendants, with his entire stock, in payment of an antecedent debt. Trial by the court. On January 17, 1887, a general finding for the defendants, and a judgment thereon that they recover of the plaintiffs their costs herein. The plaintiffs bring the case here. The opinion contains a sufficient statement of the facts.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Valentine, J.:

This was an action of replevin, brought in the district court of Lyon county, on September 10, 1884, by Hathaway, Soule & Harrington, against C. M. Henderson & Co., for the recovery of a certain lot of shoes. The case was tried before the court without a jury, and the court found generally in favor of the defendants and against the plaintiffs, and rendered judgment in favor of the defendants and against the plaintiffs for costs, and the plaintiffs, as plaintiffs in error, bring the case to this court.

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  1. Kelsey, Roberson & Co. v. HarrisonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1883

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