Lathrop v. Bowen

121 Mass. 107, 1876 Mass. LEXIS 298
CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
DecidedOctober 5, 1876
StatusPublished
Cited by1 cases

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Bluebook
Lathrop v. Bowen, 121 Mass. 107, 1876 Mass. LEXIS 298 (Mass. 1876).

Opinion

By the Court.

The District Court, by the express terms of the act establishing it, has jurisdiction of civil actions in which the property replevied does not exceed $300 in value. St. 1872, e. 199, § 9. The motion to dismiss, after answering to the merits, was too late. Simonds v. Parker, 1 Met. 508. By our law, replevin lies for the unlawful detention of goods lawfully taken. Gen. Sts. c. 143, § 10. Esson v. Tarbell, 9 Cush. 407. The instructions were correct and sufficient

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