Parker v. Kendrick
Supreme Court of Vermont
Trover for certain hides and leather. Plea the general issue; trial by jury, December Term, 1856,— Underwood, J., presiding.
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Trover for certain hides and leather. Plea the general issue; trial by jury, December Term, 1856,— Underwood, J., presiding. The plaintiff introduced evidence tending to show, that as early as 1851 he became the joint owner with one Daniel Tarbell, jr., of certain tannery premises, and of the stock therein ; that they entered into a partnership in the business of purchasing hides, tanning the same and selling the leather, under the firm of J. Parker & Co., and carried on said business until September 21st, 1853, the plaintiff being the active partner, and having the sole and exclusive…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Redfield, Ch. J.
The only question in the present case is in regard to the sufficiency of the charge as applicable to the testimony in the case. And in revising the proceedings of the county court, and especially in respect to the phraseology of their instructions to the jury, we do not intend to require any particular formula. The question here was in regard to the requisite change of possession in order to perfect a sale or mortgage of personal property as against the creditors of the vendor or mortgagor.
This case is somewhat different from that of…
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