Rogers v. Pell
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, Charles E. Pell and others, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 21st day of April, 1899, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Kings County Trial Term before the court, a jury having been waived.
1Opinion of the Court
Goodrich, P. J.:
The action was brought originally against John Courtney, as late sheriff of the county of Kings, to recover damages for the conversion of lumber upon which he had levied, by virtue of several warrants of attachment issued in actions brought against the Rogers Manufacturing Company by some of its creditors. Judgments were subsequently entered in these actions. Shortly after the commencement of the present action the defendants, who were indemnitors of the sheriff on- his levy, were substituted on his motion and in his place as defendants. The record contains only the joint…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Albany County Savings Bank v. McCartyNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Lovett v. Steam Saw Mill Ass'nNew York Court of Chancery · 1836
- Rogers v. . PellNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- Smith v. . BoydNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Levy v. . DunnNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
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