Reed v. Felmlee
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 2, Feb. T., 1904, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Clinton Co., Jan. T., 1898, No. 187, on verdict for defendant in case of William A. Reed v. O. F. Felmlee. Replevin for a buggy. Before Mayer, P. J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case.
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Appeal, No. 2, Feb. T., 1904, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Clinton Co., Jan. T., 1898, No. 187, on verdict for defendant in case of William A. Reed v. O. F. Felmlee. Replevin for a buggy. Before Mayer, P. J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Plaintiffs presented the following points : 1. That if they believe, as testified by W. A. Reed, that he did not sell the buggy to Guy Reed, but gave it to him for the purpose of allowing him to try the buggy with a view of purchasing it, then no title passed to Guy Reed, and the alleged sale by him to Felmlee did not pass any…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
This was an action of replevin for a buggy, which, according to the defendant’s allegations, the plaintiff sold and delivered to Guy Reed for $70.00 and the latter sold to the defendant. The plaintiff, on the other hand, contended that he did not sell the buggy to Guy Reed, but only delivered it to him on trial with a view to a possible sale. The testimony was conflicting, and in his general charge the learned judge submitted the question to the jury with appropriate instructions to which no exceptions have been taken. He was strictly accurate in saying in answer to…
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