Union Railroad & Transportation Co. v. Yeager

This action was brought by the appellees against the appellants for the recovery of the. possession of' four hundred barrels of flour, branded “ 196, Little Beauty XXX, Lamb & Quinlin sole agents for city trade, St. Louis, Mo.,” of which it was alleged the defendants had the possession, without right, and which they unlawfully detained from the plaintiffs at the county of Marion.

On .affidavit filed, alleging that the said property was unlawfully detained from the plaintiffs by the defendants, and containing the other statutory requisites, an order of seizure was issued, by virtue of which the…