Porter v. Dement
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Lee county; the Hon. W. W. Heaton, Judge, presiding. This was an action of replevin brought in the Circuit Court by John Dement against Aaron L. Porter. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant brings the case to this court upon writ of error. The facts are sufficiently set forth in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Beckwith
This is an action of replevin for two horses. On the trial, the plaintiff" claimed title to the property under a chattel mortgage to him made by one Glenn; and the defendant as sheriff of Lee county had levied upon the horses while in Glenn’s possession, under an execution against him. The chattel mortgage under which the plaintiff claimed, was duly acknowledged, but was never filed for record in the recorder’s office. About two months after its execution it was lost, and the mortgagor caused a copy of it to be made which he signed, and procured the justice, before whom the original was…
2Cited by21 opinions
- Greenville National Bank v. Evans-Snyder-Buel Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1900
- Craig v. DimockIllinois Supreme Court · 1868
- Jones v. ClarkSupreme Court of Colorado · 1894
- McDowell v. StewartIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
- W. W. Kimball Co. v. PolakowIllinois Supreme Court · 1915
16 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.