Chandler v. Loomis
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Folk District Court. — Hon. W. F. Conbad, Judge. Action to recover the possession of a horse. There was a trial by jury, and a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendants appeal. —
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, C. J.
— The petition alleges that the plaintiff is the absolute owner of the horse in controversy; that it is of the value of one hundred dollars; that possession thereof has been demanded; and that it is wrongfully detained by 'the defendants. Judgment for the horse or its value, is asked. The answer contains a general denial, and alleges that the plaintiff executed to Hewitt Bros, a chattel mortgage on the horse for fourteen dollars and seventy cents; that thereafter the defendant, the Union Mercantile Company, purchased the mortgage, took possession of the horse, and kept it, on expense, at a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hawkeye Insurance Co. v. ErlandsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1891