New York Circuit Court July 1, 1853 (De Bouverie v. Gillespie)

Edmonds, P. J.:

The extent of the defendant’s claim to the goods was a lien for the board, and the plaintiff was entitled to the repossession of the goods on discharging the lien.

If, when the goods were demanded in behalf of the plaintiff, the defendant had set up the lien, or had' demanded the authority by which the demand was made, that would not have constituted an unlawful' detention.