Legal Opinion
Eakin v. Eakin
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided January 15, 1872PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Vermilion county; the Hon. James Steele, Judge, presiding. This was an action of replevin, brought by Margaret J. Eakin against Mahala E. Eakin, for the recovery of a piano. The plaintiff claimed the instrument as her sole property. A trial by jury resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of the defendant. The plaintiff appeals.
1Per curiam
The jury were fully justified in the conclusion, from the evidence, that the plaintiff below was the owner of only three-fourths of the piano.
As she claimed the entire .ownership, she could not recover in replevin under the proof.
The judgment is affirmed.
Judgment affirmed.
2Cited by1 opinion
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