Supreme Court of Pennsylvania May 27, 1868 (Strauser v. Kosier)

The opinion of the court was delivered, May 27th 1868, by

Strong, J.

This was an action of replevin for a hog, in which the pleas were non cepit and property. It was not disputed that the animal had belonged to the plaintiff, but the defendant claimed he had acquired the ownership in virtue of certain proceedings under the Act of 1705, entitled “An Act to prevent the running *498of swine at