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Moriarty v. StofferanMoriarty v. Stofferan

Illinois Supreme Court
Sep 15, 1878
Reporters:
Before:
Dickey
Mr. Justice Dickey

delivered the opinion of the Court:

In an action of replevin ‍​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‍it is essential that the plaintiff should be entitled to the possession of the property at the time when the writ is sued ‍​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‍out. Assuming the plaintiff’s version of the facts to be true, he was not entitled to the possession of this property at’ the ‍​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‍time that he commenced his action. If his allegations be true, he undoubtedly had a right to rescind the contract by offering to ‍​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‍return the note. He, however, was not in a condition to bring his action until he had offered to return the note and ‍​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‍demanded the property.

The judgment must be reversed and the cause remanded.

Judgment reversed.

Case Details

Case Name: Moriarty v. Stofferan
Court Name: Illinois Supreme Court
Date Published: Sep 15, 1878
Citation: 89 Ill. 528
Court Abbreviation: Ill.
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