Richardson v. Duncan

Madison Eichardson was engaged in agricultural pursuits in Jackson county, and was the head of a family. The only work beast he owned was a jackass, worth twenty dollars. He used this animal in his farming, operations. Asel Duncan, a Constable, levied an execution *221on the jackass. Whereupon Richardspn brought his action of replevin before a Justice of the Peace, alleging that the defendant had seized and had in his possession, a certain Spanish horse, usually denominated a jack, of a black or dark color, of the value of twenty dollars; and claiming that his Spanish horse, or jack, was…