Lewis v. Ingle
Lewis v. Ingle
Opinion of the Court
This was an action of replevin for walnut lumber, and the whole case turns upon a contract and the evidence given in support of and against it. If Polk was the owner of the property, and had the right to sell it, the judgment must be affirmed. The contract is as follows:
“ June 8th, 1872.
, “An agreement is hereby made between S. C. Polk and T. T. Deputy, as follows, to wit: Deputy has sold and agrees to
“ S. C. Polk.
“ Thomas T. Deputy.”
Polk swore that he paid for the lumber before it was removed, and Deputy swore that Polk did not do so. Deputy was a party to the suit and had an interest in it, while Polk was not a party to the suit and had no interest in it. The case was tried by the court below, and we must have a clear legal conviction that its action on the evidence was erroneous before we-can reverse, which we have not. But having read and examined all the evidence, we are satisfied that the finding and judgment below were correct.
The judgment is affirmed, at the costs of the appellants.
Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.