Ziulkoski v. Barker
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for the alleged wrongful and forcible taking and detention of certain articles of personal property owned by the plaintiff, brought to and tried by the City Court of Meriden, Dunne, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the defendant, and appeal by the plaintiff. The plaintiff was the owner of a farm which he deeded to the defendant. He also owned personal property of various kinds situated upon the farm or in the buildings thereon.
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Action to recover damages for the alleged wrongful and forcible taking and detention of certain articles of personal property owned by the plaintiff, brought to and tried by the City Court of Meriden, Dunne, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the defendant, and appeal by the plaintiff. The plaintiff was the owner of a farm which he deeded to the defendant. He also owned personal property of various kinds situated upon the farm or in the buildings thereon. Coincident with the transfer to the defendant of the real estate, the plaintiff executed a bill of sale of certain of his personal…
1Opinion of the CourtPrentice, C. J.
The plaintiff charges the defendant with the wrongful conversion of certain articles of personal property. The defendant justifies his admitted detention of them by a claim of ownership by virtue of a bill of sale from the plaintiff to him. Unless this admitted bill of sale embraces the property in suit, the plaintiff must prevail. The court below held that all the property was so embraced and accordingly rendered judgment for the defendant.
A few of the articles enumerated in the complaint fall within the descriptive language used to identify those included in the bill of sale, and well might…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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