Oliver v. Leslie

The parties will be referred to herein as they appeared in the trial court.

On August 8, 1949, plaintiff commenced an action in replevin to recover possession of certain dairy cattle and a milk cooler, which she alleged were wrongfully detained by the defendant. On the same date the sheriff took possession of the property, and defendant failing to make redelivery bond, delivered the same to the plaintiff.

Defendant filed his answer alleging that he was in lawful possession of the property, under an oral contract with plaintiff which did not expire until December 31, 1949, whereby plaintiff had…