Gleason v. Tacoma Hotel Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gordon, J.

In March, 1896, the sheriff of Pierce county — under and by virtue of an execution issued out of the superior court of said county upon a judgment rendered therein in favor of the appellant Win-gate, as receiver of the Merchants’ National Bank, against the Tacoma Hotel Company — levied upon certain personal property of said company, and advertised the same to be sold on the 27th of March, 1896. Prior to said sale, namely, on March 26, the respondents — being servants, clerks and laborers having claims against the judgment debtor for labor…