Griffin Et Ux v. Brinson

*853Mr. and Mrs. Otho Griffin instituted an action of replevin in a Justice of the Peace Court in Rankin County, Mississippi, against Ola Brimson, a Negro woman, to obtain possession of a cow and calf, as fully described in the affidavit. The affiants alleged that they were legally entitled to immediate possession of the animals, made bond therefor, and obtained possession. Subsequently the cow had another calf. The jury trial in the justice of the peace court resulted in a verdict and judgment for the defendant. The Griffins appealed to the circuit court, and, on a trial de novo there, the…