Irvin v. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Co.

This was an action of replevin, by the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Eailway Company, against Alex. H. Irvin, to recover possession of a wharf-boat, claimed by the former as its property, and which had been seized by the latter, as sheriff, under certain writs of attachment issued against “ Green Line,” as the property of “ Green Line.” The declaration contained the usual counts in eepit and detinet; and the pleas, whereon issue was joined, were non eepit, non detinet, property in defendant, property in “Green Line;” also a plea that defendant, as sheriff, took the wharf-boat as the…