Holland v. Swain

This is an action of replevin, brought in the circuit court of Williamson county, on the 15th day of April, 1876, by Swain, defendant in error, against Holland and Gurley, plaintiffs in error, for the possession of a certain horse of the value of $500.

Defendants below pleaded that on the 5th day of September, 1875, the horse was put up by plaintiff on a wager upon a horse race and lost, and delivered to one Albright, the winner, and that afterwards, on April 1, 1876, defendant Holland in good faith, for a valuable consideration, bought the horse of Albright without notice that Albright had…