71 P. 259 | Kan. | 1903
This was an action of replevin to recover possession of two car-loads of wheat, which were seized by the sheriff while they were in transit. The wheat was attached as the property of J. W. Hawn, but it was claimed by J. M. Higgins. Hawn sold the wheat to the Bank of Blackwell, which in turn sold it to Higgins before it was attached. The main question in the case was the good faith of these transfers. Their validity was upheld by the jury upon what seems to us to be sufficient testimony. So far as the freight charges and the claims of a carrier’s lien are concerned the sheriff did not base his right on such a claim, and on the
We find nothing substantial in the objections to rulings on evidence, in charging the jury, or upon special findings returned by the jury; nor is there anything in the case requiring extended comment.
The judgment will be affirmed.