Court Opinion

ID: 6557952
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-20 19:03:52.723796+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:56:24.714848
License: Public Domain

Per Curiam. Johns, C. J.
This is a demurrer to an action of trover for hogs. It appears the property was bidden off by plaintiff; that he never had the possession or paid the money according to the terms of the sale, but that he afterwards did. It also appears by the demurrer that a wager was made with Cos-ton, who won, and that he sold the property to D. and received the money. It appears that by plaintiff’s order the hogs were delivered to D. We are of opinion the wager was fraudulent and void and left the property in Polk. Defendant’s counsel have urged that the delivery, if the wager was not valid, passed the property and that Coston never had possession. We think Polk parted with his right by the order to deliver to Coston. Suppose this action was against D., could there be a doubt that the order and receipt was a good defense? In trover the plaintiff must have a general or special property. Here plaintiff had parted with his property, and his remedy, if any, should have been a special action on the case; and therefore we shall give judgment for the defendant on the demurrer.