Glover v. Narey
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Dickinson District Court. — Hon. Geobge H. Cabb, Judge. Action for the recovery of personal property. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtKinne, J.
*2871 *286I. This is an action for the recovery of a piano, two horses, a harrow, a wagon, and a mower. The plaintiff’s claim of right to the possession of the property is based upon the fact that he was a resident of this state, a married man, the hea-d of a *287family, and by occupation a farmer, and therefore the property was exempt. The defendant, as sheriff, had seized and held the property under an execution and attachment and claimed that plaintiff was a nonresident of this state, and not entitled to it as exempt. As to the mower and wagon, they were claimed to have been taken on a writ issued in…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Draper v. EllisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1861
- Parsons v. ThomasSupreme Court of Iowa · 1883
3Cited by1 opinion
- Upp v. NeuhringSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905