Stewart v. Welton

MaestoN, J:

Tbe plaintiff commenced an action of trespass in justice’s court against tbe defendants, for the unlawful talcing and converting a certain lumber wagon, seat, whiffletrees and neck yoke, and recovered judgment. Tbe defendants appealed to tbe circuit court, where tbe case was again tried and judgment rendered for the plaintiff. Tbe cprestions raised are now brought here upon a case made after judgment upon a special finding of tbe facts by tbe court beloAr.

Tbe circuit judge found that tbe plaintiff was a blacksmith and bad worked as sueli for fourteen years; that in tbe spring of…