Jackson v. Pixley

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Jackson v. Pixley

63 Mass. 490

CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

DecidedSeptember 15, 1852

StatusPublished

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Jackson v. Pixley, 63 Mass. 490 (Mass. 1852).

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Opinion

By the Court.

The question of conversion was a question of fact for the jury, and as such it was left to them on the evidence. The fact that the defendant said, in the first instance, that the horses were his, and that he bought them and had the possession and control of them, was strong evidence against him, but it was not conclusive ; and the court could not, therefore, charge as matter of law, that it was.

Exceptions overruled

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By the Court.

The question of conversion was a question of fact for the jury, and as such it was left to them on the evidence. The fact that the defendant said, in the first instance, that the horses were his, and that he bought them and had the possession and control of them, was strong evidence against him, but it was not conclusive ; and the court could not, therefore, charge as matter of law, that it was.

Exceptions overruled

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63 Mass. 490, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/jackson-v-pixley-mass-1852.