Legal Opinion

Ferguson v. Comfort

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided July 15, 1911PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — lion. George C. Hitchcock, Judge. Transferred to Supreme Court.

1Opinion of the CourtNortoni, J.

This is a suit in replevin. The finding and judgment were for defendants and plaintiff prosecutes the appeal.

The petition is in the usual form in an action of replevin and prays for the recovery of a lot of household furniture which it alleges to be of the value of $6000. The averment of the value of the property involved ($6000) is in accord with the statute on the subject of replevin (See. 2637, R. S. 1909). Besides this allegation of the value of the property, the petition prays a recovery of $5000 damages, as well, for the detention of the property and injuries thereto: There are two…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hennessy v. Bavarian Brewing Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1898
  2. Cable v. DukeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1907
  3. Kane v. Kane's AdministratorSupreme Court of Missouri · 1898

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Coonley v. HallSupreme Court of Missouri · 1922
  2. Dubowsky v. BinggeliSupreme Court of Missouri · 1914
  3. Fergusson v. ComfortMissouri Court of Appeals · 1916
  4. State Ex Rel. Missouri Gravel Co. v. Missouri Workmen's Compensation CommissionMissouri Court of Appeals · 1938
  5. Bingaman v. HannahMissouri Court of Appeals · 1913

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