Legal Opinion

Moline Plow Co. v. Braden

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided March 8, 1887PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from Polh Circuit Court. Action to recover specific personal property. Trial to a jury, wbo, under direction of the court, and by consent of t-lie parties, found a special verdict. On such finding tlie plaintiff moved the court for judgment, and the intervenor moved the court to set aside a part of the special findings, because the same were immaterial and against the evidence.

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Appeal from Polh Circuit Court. Action to recover specific personal property. Trial to a jury, wbo, under direction of the court, and by consent of t-lie parties, found a special verdict. On such finding tlie plaintiff moved the court for judgment, and the intervenor moved the court to set aside a part of the special findings, because the same were immaterial and against the evidence. The former motion was sustained, the latter overruled, and judgment rendered for the plaintiff. The intervenor appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtSeevers, J.

This action was commenced against the defendant, Braden, and the petition and amendment thereto state that the plaintiff is the absolute and unqualified owner of the property therein described, and is entitled to the pos-. session thereof; that the alleged cause of detention is that the defendant purchased the property of the plaintiff, which the latter denies, and it is stated “that a portion'of .the *142property was left with defendant, subject to the order of the plaintiff, and that the balance of said goods were left with the defendant for sale under and by virtue of the certain contract of…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Warner v. JamesonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1879
  2. Singer Sewing Machine Co. v. HolcombSupreme Court of Iowa · 1874

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Aultman & Taylor Machinery Co. v. KennedySupreme Court of Iowa · 1901
  2. Norwegian Plow Co. v. ClarkSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897
  3. International Harvester Co. of America v. PoduskaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1930
  4. Wright v. Barnard Bros.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1893
  5. State Savings Bank v. Universal Credit Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1943

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