Legal Opinion
Ford v. Johnson
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 11, 1861PublishedCited by 6 opinions
EXCEPTIONS ordered to be heard at general term, in the first instance;
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Davis, J.
The only question in this case, is whether a threshing machine is exempt from levy and sale on execution, under chap. 157 of the laws of 1842, as amended by chap. 134 of the laws of 1859.(a) That statute exempts from such sale “necessary household furniture and working tools and team owned by any person being a householder, or having a family for which he provides, to the value of not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars."
The plaintiff’s threshing machine was seized, with certain other property, by the defendants, on execution, and this action was brought to recover…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Buckingham v. BillingsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1816
- Bennett v. AppletonNew York Supreme Court · 1841
- Lockwood v. YoungloveNew York Supreme Court · 1858
- Harthouse v. RikersThe Superior Court of New York City · 1853
3Cited by6 opinions
- People v. ShakunNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
- Meyer v. MeyerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1867
- Trull v. City of LowellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- Northern New York Trust Co. v. Bano, New York County Courts1934
- T. G. Gaylord & Co. v. ImhoffOhio Superior Court, Cincinnati · 1870
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