Midllesworth v. Robinson
Cases that cite this one
1 later published case cites this decision.
- (HC) Bernik v. Hatton (United States District Court for the Eastern District of California 2023)
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Opinion of the Court
We do not discover the error of the court below, which injured the plaintiff in error on which he has reason to complain — if that court erred, in our opinion, it erred in being too favorable to the plaintiff in error. A mortgagor has an interest in the subject of the mortgage, which he can protect by suit. The hag- was at large, in the actual possession of neither the plaintiff below, nor Schofield; by construction of law, he was in thepossession of his owner; and if Robinson was the owner, any use or abuse of him inconsistent with the ownership will enable him to support trover. 'The judgment is affirmed, with costs.
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