Swift v. Wyatt

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Clark, J. :

This is an action of replevin brought by Swift & Co. to recover from W. A. Wyatt the pos*555session of a span of mules, and damages for tlieir unlawful detention. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant. A motion for a new trial, setting up the statutory grounds, was duly filed and overruled, to which the plaintiffs duly excepted. Judgment being rendered in favor of the defendant, the plaintiffs have brought the case to this court for review.

The error chiefly relied upon by the plaintiffs in error is the refusal of the court to…