Doolittle v. Hall
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Howard District Court —Hon. Charles T. Granger, Judge. Action of replevin. The ease was tried without a jury, and a judgment for defendant rendered upon facts found by the court. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
I. The defendant, the sheriff of the county, levied an execution issued upon a judgment against M. B. Doolittle upon the property in controversy. The plaintiff, claiming the ownership, brought this action against the sheriff to recover the property. The district court made the following findings of fact and of law, and thereon rendered judgment against plaintiff: “(1) That the defendant is sheriff of Howard county, Iowa, and, as such, on August 25, 1888, held an execution issued from the district court of Howard county, Iowa, in a cause wherein M. B. and JaneP. Doolittle were defendants, to…
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- Peterson v. EspesetSupreme Court of Iowa · 1878
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