Snyder v. Vaux
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Writ of error to the Court of Common Pleas.of Northampton county, in an action of replevin, brought by George Naux, the defendant in error, against Godleib Snyder, the plaintiff in error, for taking and unjustly detaining ten thousand chesnut rails, of the value of three hundred dollars, and three thousand chesnut posts, of the value of two hundred dollars.
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Writ of error to the Court of Common Pleas.of Northampton county, in an action of replevin, brought by George Naux, the defendant in error, against Godleib Snyder, the plaintiff in error, for taking and unjustly detaining ten thousand chesnut rails, of the value of three hundred dollars, and three thousand chesnut posts, of the value of two hundred dollars. The sheriff returned, “replpvied as to part, to wit: three thousand three hundred and seventy-nine.’chesnut rails, and two hundred chesnut posts, and forty-two stakes; and not found as to the residue, and delivered to the plaintiff.” The…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Smith, J.
— The defendant in error brought an action of replevin against the plaintiff in error, for taking and detaining ten thousand phesnut rails, and three thousand ehesnut posts, together of the value of five hundred' dollars. A part only of the rails and posts was ■replevied and delivered to the plaintiff, for which the jury found for him, with five dollars damages for the unjust taking and detention, and fuff costs of suit, whereupon the court rendered judgment. Tile defendant below, on the trial, requested the court to charge the jury, that if…
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