Legal Opinion

Ambler v. Traver

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 15, 1878PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Coles county; the Hon. J. B. Cunningham, Judge, presiding.

1Per curiam

This was a suit in replevin by appellee against appellants, to recover certain personal property of which she claimed to be the owner.

Defendants attempt to justify the talcing by showing that they were constables, and took the property on executions in their hands issued against W. H. Travel*, husband of appellee, •and allege that the property in controversy was the property of defendant in said executions.

On the trial appellants failed to show that any judgments had been rendered against W. H. Travel*, upon which said executions were issued.

When the officer is sued in trespass by the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Johnson v. HollowayIllinois Supreme Court · 1876

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Calumet Paper Co. v. Knight & Leonard Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1892

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