Gibson v. Ball

ELLISON, J. —

Plaintiff claimed the right to the possession of six turkeys in defendant’s possession, and brought an action in replevin for them before a justice of the peace. On appeal to the circuit court she obtained judgment for them.

*346In. the original statement the plaintiff described the turkeys simply as “six turkeys,” and the constable in making return of service of the writ on defendant stated he could not take any turkeys for the reason that he could not identify them. On appeal to the circuit court the statement was amended so as to read “six large early bronze turkeys, there being…