Allen v. Ham
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On exceptions. Petition, under Public Laws of 1872, c. 27, as amended by those of 1873, c. 125, to enforce a lien upon the stallion “Joe Hooker,” under the circumstances stated in the opinion. The respondent demurred to the petition, for the reasons considered by the court; and excepted to the overruling of his demurrer. The petitioner had no lien at common law.
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On exceptions. Petition, under Public Laws of 1872, c. 27, as amended by those of 1873, c. 125, to enforce a lien upon the stallion “Joe Hooker,” under the circumstances stated in the opinion. The respondent demurred to the petition, for the reasons considered by the court; and excepted to the overruling of his demurrer. The petitioner had no lien at common law. Jackson v. Cummins, 5 M. & W., 342; Judson v. Etheridge, 1 Or. & M., 743; Grinnell v. Cook, 3 Hill, 491; Goodrich v. Willard, 7 Gray, 183. The contract was made August 14, 1871. Subsequent legislation did not affect an already…
1Opinion of the CourtBarrows, J.
This petition, to which a general demurrer was filed at the return term, December, 1873, bears date October 1, 1873, and alleges in substance that the respondent on the fourteenth day of August, 1871, being the owner of a certain valuable horse, made a contract with this petitioner to keep him for one dollar a day “for each and every day he should keep said horse,” and thereupon, on the same day delivered the horse to this petitioner, “who has well and carefully kept the same . . to the present time being for the space of seven hundred and seventy-seven days; ” that the keeping is well worth…
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