Houghtaling & Co. v. Hills
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Wapello District Oortrt. This is an action of replevin by which the plaintiffs seek to recover of the defendants certain packages of tea. There was a demurrer to the petition, which was sustained, and plaintiffs appeal. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.
It is stated in the petition in substance that plaintiffs are importers and jobbers in teas, and that their place of business is in the city oí New York, and that they are the absolute owners of certain described teas of which the defendants have possession, and which they wrongfully detain, and that said teas were neither taken on the order or judgment of a court against the plaintiffs or either of them. The petition then proceeds to state the facts as to the defendants’ possession as follows:
“That the alleged cause of detention, according to the best *288belief of plaintiffs, is a certain…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Oswego Starch Factory v. LendrumSupreme Court of Iowa · 1881
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