Knight v. Beckwith Commercial Co.
Wyoming Supreme Court
Error to the District Court of Sweetwater County,, Hon. Jesse Knight, Judge. . Replevin action brought by Hattie J. Knight against the Beckwith Commercial Company, to recover the possession of certain goods and chattels. The issues presented by the pleadings, and the material facts are stated in the opinion.
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Error to the District Court of Sweetwater County,, Hon. Jesse Knight, Judge. . Replevin action brought by Hattie J. Knight against the Beckwith Commercial Company, to recover the possession of certain goods and chattels. The issues presented by the pleadings, and the material facts are stated in the opinion. The statute under which defendant claimed a storage lien is as follows: “Every common carrier of goods , or passengers who-shall, at the request of the owner of any personal goods, carry, convey, or transport the same from one place to' another, and any warehouseman or other person who…
1Opinion of the Court
Potter, Justice.
In -this case Hattie J. Knight sought by action of *504replevin to obtain possession of certain household goods which were held by the defendant. She gave the delivery undertaking provided for by statute and received the goods. Judgment was rendered against her and the surety in the undertaking for the sum of $50 and costs. The amount of the damages assessed being the reasonable val he, as determined by the court, for the storage of the property by defendant.
The answer of defendant admitted its possession, and set forth as grounds of defense, that on or about July 10, 1894, the…
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