Bowen v. Schuler
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Lee county; the Hon. W. W. Heatoe, Judge, presiding. This was an action of replevin for the recovery of a large quantity of goods, brought by James H. Bowen, George S. Bowen, Chauncey J. Bowen and George Whitman, in the Lee Circuit Court, against George L. Schuler. The declaration was for the wrongful taking and detention of the goods. The pleas were, non c&pit, non detvnet— property in defendant and property not in the plaintiffs.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Lee county; the Hon. W. W. Heatoe, Judge, presiding. This was an action of replevin for the recovery of a large quantity of goods, brought by James H. Bowen, George S. Bowen, Chauncey J. Bowen and George Whitman, in the Lee Circuit Court, against George L. Schuler. The declaration was for the wrongful taking and detention of the goods. The pleas were, non c&pit, non detvnet— property in defendant and property not in the plaintiffs. A demurrer was sustained to the last plea and issue formed on the others. At the June Term, 1865, a trial was had by the court and…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Walker
Appellants brought an action of replevin against appellee to recover a large stock of goods and merchandise. The declaration was in the usual form, and appellee filed the pleas of non oejpit, non detinet, property in defendant, and that the plaintiffs were not the owners of the goods. Issue was joined on these several pleas, a trial was afterward had by the court and a jury, resulting in a verdict and judgment in favor of defendant. And the cause is brought to this court on appeal, and reversal is urged upon several grounds.
The first is, that the court erred in refusing to give for appellants…
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