Kerley v. Branch

Opinion by

SHACKELEORD, C.

The parties herein will be referred to as plaintiff and defendant, as they appeared in the trial court.

The plaintiff commenced this action in the county court of Jefferson county, in county court district number two, by filing therein his petition and affidavit in reple-vin. He sought to recover the possession of a certain lot of cattle alleged to be unlawfully detained by the defendant, Andrew Branch. Summons and replevin writ were issued and served upon the defendant, and the cattle taken from his possession, and, no redelivery bond being furnished by the defendant,…