Tribby v. O'Neal
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by tbe defendants from a judgment of tbe Supreme Court of the District of Columbia in an action for damages growing out of an alleged unlawful and malicious seizure and detention of personal property. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Orsdel
Appellant, Charles E. Tribby, recovered a judgment in the municipal court of the District of Columbia against one Short-sleeves. In execution of a fieri facias on the judgment, a piano was seized and taken from the home of the judgment debtor. Appellee, Annie E. O’Neal, the owner of the piano, instituted a proceeding for trial of the right of property under sec. 33, *468D. C. Code [31 Stat. at L. 1194, chap. 854]. In accordance with the procedure prescribed in sec. 34 and 35 of the Code, the case was prosecuted to final judgment, in which appellee was awarded costs and the release and return of…
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