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put an end to by the parting with the possession 

 under such circumstances." 



In the case of Pennefather v. Locke, reported in 

 the Times, of the 13th May, 1839, the defendant, 

 who is a liveryman, endeavored to set up a lien with- 

 out any special agreement, but the action being 

 compromised before the jury delivered their verdict, 

 there was no opinion given by the court, even at JVisi 

 Prius. The doctrine was very fully discussed in 

 Jackson v. Cummings, argued in the Court of 

 Exchequer, and of which at present I can find no 

 other report than that which is given by the Times, 

 of the 29th May, 1839. The question in this case 

 was whether a lien existed for the agistment of milch 

 cows. I will quote Baron Parke's observations at 

 length. 



" I have no doubt in saying that the defendant has 

 no claim on these cows for a lien in law ; it is clear 

 that he falls within the principle of a livery-stable 

 keeper, and as the cows must necessarily be delivered 

 up to the owner, and perhaps removed by him for 

 the purpose of being milked, the defendant has not 

 that entire control over them which is necessary to 

 establish a lien for their agistment. With respect to 



