Legal Opinion

Ascher v. Schaeper

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided February 23, 1887PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from the St. Louis County Circuit Court, W. W. Edwards, Judge. There was no •evidence of the value of the property in controversy. Pope *. Jenkins, 30 Mo. 528; O Tiapman v. Kerr, 80 Mo. 158 ; Mix v. Kepner, 81 Mo. 93.

1Opinion of the CourtRombauer, J.

This is an action of replevin. The plaintiff, who is a married woman, sued for the recovery of two horses, and damages for their detention. The action was brought under the provisions of the act of 1883 (Laws 1883, p. 113), and the plaintiff recovered judgment for the property, or its value, assessed at four hundred dollars, and also for one hundred and seventy-five dollars, her damages for its detention.

The defendant appealing complains that there was no substantial evidence to warrant any recovery, that the court misdirected the jury, and that the finding of the jury on the question of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Chapman v. KerrSupreme Court of Missouri · 1883
  2. Mix v. KepnerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1883
  3. Morrison v. YanceyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1886
  4. Anchor Milling Co. v. WalshMissouri Court of Appeals · 1887

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Devine v. WellsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1923
  2. Joseph Schnaider Brewing Co. v. NiederweiserMissouri Court of Appeals · 1887
  3. State ex rel. Kirn v. O'HallaronMissouri Court of Appeals · 1910
  4. Gerrans v. George Wenger Machinery & Supplies Manufacturing Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1892

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