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19 Ill. App. 452

Hollenback v. Todd

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 5, 1886

Appellate Court of Illinois · decided 1886-04-05

<p>Bailment — Right op action pob possession. — As against a wrongdoer or trespasser, the bailee, or the one having possession of personal property, has aright of action to recover either in trover or trespass, in case he is disturbed in or deprived of possession. As between such bailee and a mere wrongdoer, the former is the owner and has title to it.</p>

Decided 1886-04-05

¶1Dissenting opinion by

Bakeb, J.'

¶2In nay opinion the judgment should be reversed. 1 think the decided weight of the evidence is to the effect that J. S. Budd, who filed the interpleader, was the bailee of' Jacob Budd, his father, and as between themselves Jacob Budd was the real owner. In that state of the case the statements and admissions of Jacob Budd, in evidence, tending to prove fraud, should not have been excluded from the jury by the instructions of the court. I also think there were other errors in excluding testimony. Under the rulings of the court the issue was not fairly submitted to the jury. I think, however, the title and possession of J. S. Budd as bailee, if not fraudulent, would be sufficient for the maintenance of his interpleader.

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