Stockwell v. Thomas

In this case, the appellant was the plaintiff below, and, in her complaint, she alleged, in substance, that on the 14th day of February, 1877, she was the owner of certain gold and silver coin, of the value of $1,500, its par value being $1,404, said coin being all gold pieces of certain named denominations, except certain silver pieces *507amounting in all to six or seven dollars, consisting of all denominations from five cents to one-dollar pieces, and she was not able to give any more definite description of said coin; that, on said last-named day, the appellant had all said coin in a glass…