Hagar v. Haas

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, 0. J. :

This was an action of replevin to recover corn grown upon the premises of D. H. Hagar. On June 27, 1899, Philip Haas, under-sheriff of Jackson county, attempted to levy an attachment on the growing corn as the property of D. H. Hagar. He went through the form of making an appraisement and declaring a levy on the corn, but, did not take possession or control of it, nor exercise any dominion over it, until about the 14th of November of that year. *334On August 9, 1899, D. H. Hagar, who was then in possession of the corn, sold and delivered…