Case Name: O'Brien v. Chiniquy
Court: Supreme Court of Wyoming
Jurisdiction: Wyoming
Decision Date: 1879-03
Citations: 2 Wyo. 56
Docket Number: 
Parties: O’Brien v. Chiniquy.
Judges: Fisher C. J.°, and Blair J., concur.
Reporter: Wyoming Reports
Volume: 2
Pages: 56–58

Head Matter:
O’Brien v. Chiniquy.
Vebdict — Weight of Evidence. Where a case has been fairly presented to a jury upon conflicting testimony, their verdict will not be interfered with, unless the same is clearly and manifestly against the weight of evidence.
Error to the District Court of Laramie County.
This was an action of replevin originally brought in the First District Court by the defendant in error, to recover a certain organ, which was in the possession of plaintiff in error, as sheriff of Laramie County, who justifies in his answer by virtue of a writ of execution, issued by a justice of the peace, against C. L. Chiniquy, the husband of defendant in error. The defendant in error failing to file replevin bond, the property was returned to the plaintiff in error, and the action proceeded as one for damages only, under the statute. The case was tried by a jury, who found a verdict for defendant in error and assessed her damages at two hundred and fifty dollars. On her behalf a remittitur of one hundred dollars was subsequently filed, whereupon judgment was rendered by the Court upon the verdict, for one hundred and fifty dollars.
E. W. Mann for plaintiff in error,
cited Stanton v. Kirsh, 6 Wis., 338; Horneffer v. Duress, 13 Wis., 675; Duress et al. v. Horneffer, 15 Wis., 214; Grainier v. Gramber, 18 Pa. St., 363; Keeney v. (rood, 21 Pa. St., 349; Auble v. Mason, 35 Pa. St., 261; Elide v. Dearies, 50 Pa. St., 266; Au-rand v. Shaffer, 43 Pa. St., 363; Grault v. Soffin, 44 Pa. St., 307; Winter v. Walter, 37 Pa. St., 155; 2 Bishop on the Law of Married Women, secs. 799-800, and following sections, 826-829.
O. H. Potter, for defendant in error,
cited Compiled L. of Wyo.; page 411, sec. 84; Compiled L. of Wyo., page 418, sec. 127; Compiled L. of Wyo., page 398, sec. 10; Compiled L. of Wyo., page 213, sec. 5; 2.Nash PI. and Pr., 1043, 1044; Smith et al. v. Richards, 16 Me., 200; Stanley v. Whipple, 2 McLean, 35; Hammond v. Wddhams, 5 Mass., 353; Reed et al. y. Gannon, 50 JST. Y., 345; Phillips v. Wooster, 36 1ST. Y., 412; Bridgford et al. v. Riddell et al., 55 Ill., 261; Pike v. Baker, 53 Ill.", 163; Dyer v. Keefer, 51 Ill., 525; Dale et al., v. Lincoln, 62 Ill., 22; 1 Bishop on Law of Married Womeifi sec. 710-734: 2 Bishop on Law of Married Women, sec. 365, 366; 2 Nash PL and Pr., 1043; Simpson v. Pitman, 13 Ohio, 365; Breiver v. Inhabitants of Tyring ham, 12 Pick., 547; Testimony of Mrs. Chiniquy, Record 7 — 9 and 10; Testimony of Gay-lord Bell, Record 19 and 20.

Opinion:
Judgment of the District Court affirmed.
Fisher C. J.°, and Blair J., concur.