Mingey v. Queensboro Storage Warehouse, Inc.

This is an action for replevin of certain household goods stored by the plaintiff in his capacity as administrator. The defendant is a warehouse company. It pleads a general denial, alleges as an affirmative defense the existence of a warehouseman’s lien in its favor against the property, and sets up a counterclaim for the amount of its storage charges.

It appears undisputed that the property in question was stored with defendant after the death of the plaintiff’s testator, to wit, February 24, 1938; that its value exceeds the amount of defendant’s charges; nor does it appear disputed or…