Gould v. Robinson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Parker, C. J.:

This is a replevin action to recover possession of a diamond or its value. After the jury returned a general verdict for the plaintiff the court granted a new trial. Plaintiff appeals from that order and defendant cross-appeals from an order overruling his motion for a directed verdict at the conclusion of all the evidence.

The pleadings are not long and in such form they disclose the general facts relied on by the parties to support their respective claims. For that reason they will be quoted at length.

Omitting formal averments,…