Prather v. Bobo

The plaintiff has enjoined the execution of a judgment rendered against him in favor of the appellees, Byrne, Vance & Co. He contends that, under Art. 644 of the Code of Practice, the Sheriff proceeded illegally to seize his printing press and materials.

The evidence shows that Prather is a printer by trade; that he is the owner and editor of a paper called the Morehouse Advocate; that he himself, with- the assistance of two workmen, does the printing in the establishment; and that his circumstances are such, that it is with the means derived from this source that he gains a living. The press…