Williams v. Chapman

Seevers, Ch. J.

Tbe defendant, Chapman, is a United States Marshal, and bad in bis bands an execution issued on a judgment rendered by tbe Circuit Court of tbe United States for tbe district of Iowa. This execution tbe Marshal levied on tbe property in controversy. Tbe plaintiffs, so claiming, ■brought this action to recover tbe possession of said property, and their petition contained tbe usual and ordinary allegations, except it was not stated that notice that plaintiffs claimed to be entitled to tbe possession of tbe property bad been served on tbe Marshal. Tbe plaintiffs gave tbe bond…