Lewis v. Minthorn
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Mitchell Circuit Court. The papers filed in this case seem to show an action of replevin. It is stated that the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, and that judgment was entered thereon, and that both parties appeal, the defendant perfecting his appeal first.
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, Oh. J.
This case has been docketed in this court as John Lewis et al. v. Joshua Minthorn. The case is so entitled in the printed abstract, and in the arguments of counsel; but we are not able to discover from the abstract, or arguments of counsel, that such ease ever had any existence. The abstract of the petition purports fo show a case brought by Joshua Minthon against Robert T. St. John, sheriff; but no such case has ever been docketed in this court. If we should attempt to write an opinion, and make rulings upon the questions presented, it would be unintelligible as applied in the…
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