Legal Opinion
Ripley v. Larmouth
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 4, 1865PublishedCited by 5 opinions
APPEAL from 'a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, rendered upon the report of F. W. Hubbard, Esq., sole referee.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Foster, J.
The action was brought to recover the value of 26 cows, which the plaintiff claimed had been wrongfully taken from him by the defendant and converted to his own use.
The defendant claimed to own them by virtue of a mortgage, upon them, executed by one John "Wells, a former owner of them, and under whom the plaintiff claimed to own them. The principal facts appearing on *22the trial were as follows: On the 17th day of March, 1853, the defendant executed with John Wells, for the accommodation of Wells, and as his surety, a note for $200, payable to one Stickney, at one day…
2Cited by5 opinions
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