Klein v. Seibold
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. John G. Rogers, Judge, presiding. This was an action of replevin, brought by Carrie Seibold, against Caroline Klein, for a lot of furniture, consisting of two easy chairs,, one sofa, four upholstered chairs, one bureau, one extension table, a gold watch and chain, a silver pitcher, six silver knives and six silver spoons and one picture. The property not being replevied, the suit proceeded in trover.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker
It appears that Charles Seibold, the husband of appellee, went to reside with appellant, who was the aunt of appellee; that appellee refused to live with him away from her people, and he lived with her aunt for about nine months before his death. He sold to the aunt the property in controversy about six months before his death. Appellee made no claim to the property until a short time after her husband died, when she and her brother went to appellant’s house, and she swears she demanded it, and appellant refused to give it to her. The latter testified that appellee offered to purchase the…
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