Brotton v. Lunkley

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Anders, J.

The defendant, Frank Lunkley, recovered a judgment against one Peter Westlin, in a justice court in Pierce county, on which an execution was issued and placed in the hands of M. Brotton, who was then constable, for service. In pursuance of the writ, Brotton levied upon and took into his possession, as *582the property of the execution defendant, a certain lot of liquors and other personal property then in the Exchange Hotel in the city of Tacoma. The property so levied on was claimed by one Charles Langert, who demanded the possession thereof…