47 Mo. App. 182 | Mo. Ct. App. | 1891
-This is replevin for a cow and her calf. The facts are: Plaintiff Moore owned a farm in Sullivan county, and on this farm he had a number of cows, the animal in controversy being one of them. Moore leased the farm for a period of five years beginning March 1, 1889, to one Gossett, and in this agreement of renting Gossett undertook to keep and care for the cows and was to < have therefor one-half of the increase. Gossett failed to pay the first year’s rent, and Moore thereupon sued for the rent and possession, and judgment was rendered in Moore’s favor on January 23, 1890. Thereupon Gossett, before being actually ousted from the farm, drove away and sold a number of plaintiff ’ s cows; the cow here in controversy being bought by defendant, who it seems thought Gossett was the owner, or at least had authority to sell the animal.
Upon these facts the court, sitting as a jury, found for defendant, and from a judgment thereon plaintiff has appealed.
We fail to understand upon what theory this case was decided in defendant’s favor. Defendant’s counsel has furnished no brief, and, from the facts as they are