Alaske Unterstuetzung Verein v. Wall
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the defendants from a judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff in the Municipal Court, fourth district, borough of Manhattan.
1Opinion of the CourtFreedman, P. J.
This action was brought in replevin to recover a Jewish bible, alleged to belong to the plaintiff and to have *175been, wrongfully detained by the defendants. The defendant Eingerhut was not served with process and did not appear upon the trial.
The plaintiff recovered a judgment in the court below for a return of the property, or in case a return thereof could not be had, for the sum of $40 and costs.
It was not shown upon the trial that the defendants ever had either the actual or the constructive possession of the property in question. '
All the testimony bearing upon that subject, on the part of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Latimer v. WheelerNew York Supreme Court · 1859
- Elwood v. SmithNew York Supreme Court · 1854
3Cited by2 opinions
- Kurzweil v. Story & Clark Piano Co.New York Surrogate's Court · 1916
- Mahr v. LivingstoneNew York Supreme Court · 1907