Wilson & Co. v. Franz
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Berrien; White, J. Case by Wilson & Co., Inc., against Fred C. Franz, sheriff of Berrien county, for permitting a judgment debtor to escape jail limits. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtBird, C. J.
In July, 1910, Schwarzchild & Sulzberger, wholesalers of meats in the city of Chicago, began an action of tort in the Berrien circuit court against one Edward Cryan. This resulted in a judgment for plaintiff in January, 1918, in the sum of $1,138.12. In March following an execution against the goods and chattels of Cryan was issued, but was later returned unsatisfied. Following this a writ of capias ad satisfaciendum was issued and Cryan was taken into, custody by defendant, who was, at that time, sheriff of Berrien county. Cryan gave a jail-limits bond to the sheriff. In October, 1916, Cryan…
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