Dickey v. Vaughn

This is an action of detinue, brought by the appellant against the appellee. The property in question is “one red cow known as ‘Brown cow.’ ” The plaintiff asserted his right to the cow through his purchase thereof from A. J. Holcomb, who, the plaintiff insists, secured the title to the cow from Joseph Brown by trading another cow and agreeing to give and later pay “five dollars boot;” the cow to stand for the money until it was paid. The defense was that the cow in suit belonged to Mrs. Holcomb from whom the defendant Vaughn bought the cow; she having secured the title to the cow from Joseph…