Gould v. Hayes
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Actios against a surety upon a replevin bond, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and tried to the court, Rorabaclc, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff, and appeal by him for alleged errors of the court in assessing damage.
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Actios against a surety upon a replevin bond, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and tried to the court, Rorabaclc, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff, and appeal by him for alleged errors of the court in assessing damage. The finding of facts is as follows : “ 1. On May 11th, 1894, Miles Connolly kept a saloon at the corner of Exchange place and West Main street, in Waterbury. 2. On said day the R. Rothschilds Sons Company delivered to said Connolly one counter, one arm rail, one foot rail, one tank, one back bar, one mirror frame and mirrors, one cigar…
1Opinion of the CourtAndrews, C. J.
The plaintiff had judgment in his favor, but he has appealed to this court on the ground that he was not awarded as large a sum in damages as he thinks he is entitled, upon the facts found, to recover. It is found that the plaintiff was not the owner of the goods replevied. He had an interest in them to the amount of $1,000—the amount which he had paid. This amount was the whole of “ the value of the goods replevied ” which he owned. There was no error in fixing this sum as the amount of his damages in this item. We think, however, that the plaintiff is entitled to have interest on that sum…
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