Legal Opinion

John A. Tolman Co. v. Waite

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided February 6, 1899PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Case made from Iron; Stone, J. Trover by the John A. Tolman Company against Man-ville B. Waite, sheriff of Iron county. Plaintiff had judgment, and defendant assigns error.

1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.

The facts in this case were stipulated, and a judgment was rendered for the plaintiff by the court, from which the defendant has appealed.

Ball, as sheriff, seized, by virtue of a writ of attachment against Bannerman, at the suit of Fisher, personal property which in fact belonged to the plaintiff,- who brought an action of trover therefor. Ball died during the pendency of the action. His death was suggested, and his administrator defended the action, which resulted in a judgment against the administrator, for $275, including damages and costs. Nothing was ever paid upon this judgment. On…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Brady v. WhitneyMichigan Supreme Court · 1871
  2. Kenyon v. WoodruffMichigan Supreme Court · 1876
  3. Boardman v. AcerMichigan Supreme Court · 1865

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Joseph C. Baram v. Robert Farugia, Glenn S. Hackett and Dennis Fredella, Robert Farugia and Glenn S. HackettCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
  2. Peoples State Bank v. KellyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1922
  3. Jacob E. Decker & Sons v. Milwaukee Cold Storage Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1920
  4. Hodur v. CuttingAppellate Court of Illinois · 1928
  5. Johnson v. Durnell, SheriffUtah Supreme Court · 1939

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