Wolf v. Hough
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Crawford District Court. Replevin brought by Hough against Wolf, agent for the Mo. R., Ft. Scott & Gulf Rid. Co., to recover the possession of certain goods of the alleged value of $75, and for $25 damages for the wrongful detention thereof. Trial at the January Term, 1879, of the district court, and verdict and judgment for plaintiff. New trial denied, and the Railroad Company brings the case here.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.:
This is one of those petty cases that never should come to this court, and one which reluctantly we are compelled to reverse. The action was replevin; the defense a carrier’s lien, and the verdict and judgment against the lien. The facts are these: The goods were shipped from Roselle, Illinois, to Girard, Kansas. The M. R., Ft. Scott & G. Rid. Co., whose agent the plaintiff in error was, carried *660the goods over its road from Kansas City to Girard. A portion only of its charges therefor was paid, and for the balance, $1.40, it claimed a lien,…
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