Voorhis v. Freeman
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the District Court of Allegheny county. This was an action of trover by A. L. Voorhis against John Freeman, for the conversion of one hundred and six soft and chilled rolls, which were part of the machinery of an iron-rolling mill situate in the city of Pittsburgh, and which were admitted to be of the value of $3863. The plaintiff claimed the property by virtue of a sheriff’s sale under an execution on a judgment which he had obtained against Leonard Sample, a…
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ERROR to the District Court of Allegheny county. This was an action of trover by A. L. Voorhis against John Freeman, for the conversion of one hundred and six soft and chilled rolls, which were part of the machinery of an iron-rolling mill situate in the city of Pittsburgh, and which were admitted to be of the value of $3863. The plaintiff claimed the property by virtue of a sheriff’s sale under an execution on a judgment which he had obtained against Leonard Sample, a former owner of the mill. The defendant claimed it by virtue of a previous sheriff’s sale and conveyance under a levari…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Gibson, C. J.
It is true we ruled in an unreported case, (Chaffee v. Stewart) that the spindles and other unattached machinery in a cotton-mill, were personal property for purpose of execution, on the authority of certain decisions to that effect, because we were indisposed to be wise above what is written; but an examination of their foundation would probably have led us to a different conclusion. It is unnecessary to pass the learning of the subject in review, as a clear bird’s-eye view of it has been spread *118before the profession by Mr Justice Cowen…
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