Hudson v. Jefcoat

John Hudson, plaintiff below and appellant here, filed this action in replevin against Boy Jefcoat, defendant below and appellee here, to recover possession of a Fruehauf cattle trailer. The issues were presented to a jury and a verdict was returned in favor of the defendant Jefcoat and judgment was entered accordingly. Plaintiff Hudson appealed to this Court.

It was appellant’s contention that he purchased the trailer in question from Fruehauf Trailer Company, New Orleans, Louisiana, and sent Z. J. Freeman to New Orleans with a blank check signed by John Hudson *438because the exact purchase…