Stallard v. Stepp

MilleR, Judge :

Plaintiff brought an action of detinue in a justice’c court against defendants to recover possession of an automobile which he had some two or three months prior delivered into their possession for repairs to be made thereon. .At the commencement of his action he gave bond and took the machine into his possession. The judgment of the justice was that he retain the possession thereof and recover his costs. Prom this judgment the defendants took an appeal to the circuit court, where the ease was tried de novo upon the general plea of non detinet, and a special plea in writing…