Amend v. Smith

Per Curiam :

This was an action of replevin, for corn standing in the field, which had been levied upon by the defendant, as constable, under execution against the plaintiff.

Plaintiff had raised the crop as tenant, and was to have three-fifths of it. The property was claimed by plaintiff under the 9th clause 13th section Rev. Stat., 499, in relation to property exempt from execution, which is as follows:

“Ninth—One hundred dollars’ worth of other property suited to his or her condition in life, selected by the debtor.”

Plaintiff claimed and replevied the whole crop. The testimony showed that…