Lyons v. Stills
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM HAWKINS. Appeal in error from Circuit Court of Hawkins County. H. T. Campbell, J.
1Opinion of the CourtWilkes, J.
This cause involves the life and death of a Texas pony. The plaintiff, Lyons, sold the pony to the defendant for $65, and took his note, retaining the title to the pony until she was paid for. Suit was brought on the note before a Justice of the Peace, and he gave judgment for the plaintiff. The Circuit Judge, on appeal, reversed the judgment, and the plaintiff has appealed to this Court and assigned errors.
It appears that the plaintiff, Lyons, was a trader in Texas ponies, and sold the animal to the defendant, who was a farmer. The defendant was in the act of leading the pony away to carry…
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