Commonwealth v. Shed
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
This case was an appeal from a judgment of the Court of Sessions, rendered upon an indictment against the defend- [ * 228 ] ant, which charged that he, * being a deputy sheriff under the sheriff of this county, on the-day of-, at -, and then and there having a writ of execution in his hands, committed to him to serve and execute according to the precept thereof, which writ was directed to the said sheriff or his deputy, and which was in favor of one F. B. against J. B., with…
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This case was an appeal from a judgment of the Court of Sessions, rendered upon an indictment against the defend- [ * 228 ] ant, which charged that he, * being a deputy sheriff under the sheriff of this county, on the-day of-, at -, and then and there having a writ of execution in his hands, committed to him to serve and execute according to the precept thereof, which writ was directed to the said sheriff or his deputy, and which was in favor of one F. B. against J. B., with force and arms did then and there wilfully and corruptly demand and receive of the said J. B. greater fees for the…
1Opinion of the Court
The amount of the execution, including damages and costs therein mentioned, was 1053 dollars and 95 cents; and the judgment debtor, who was a witness in the case, testified that the defendant demanded and received from him 16 dollars and 4 cents for the fees of collecting; and it was agreed by S. Dana for the prosecutor, and T. Bigelow for the defendant, that the legal fees for levying and collecting, including 30 cents for levying, amounted to 15 dollars and 56 cents, computed as follows, viz.:—
The first 100 dollars, at 4 cents per dollar,.......4
Second do. at 2 do. .......2
854 dollars at 1…
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