Keedy v. Newcomer
Court of Appeals of Maryland
This is an appeal from Washington county court, in a suit brought by the appellant against the appellee, the late sheriff of said county, for a false return of a fi.fa., against Abraham Barnes, placed in the hands of the appellee, as sheriff.
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This is an appeal from Washington county court, in a suit brought by the appellant against the appellee, the late sheriff of said county, for a false return of a fi.fa., against Abraham Barnes, placed in the hands of the appellee, as sheriff. This ji. fa. was issued 19th December 1838, returnable March term 1839. This suit was brought 3rd December 1847. At the trial of this cause, the plaintiff took seven exceptions, and the verdict being against him, the questions presented by these exceptions are now to be disposed of. 1st Exception. After adducing various other proof, in order to satisfy…
1Opinion of the Court
*250The opinion of the court was delivered by
Le Grand, C. J.
We discover error in the ruling of the county court, in regard to the sixth and seventh exceptions, but in nothing else.
After giving, testimony to show that Barnes had property, both personal and real, sufficient to enable the sheriff to have satisfied out of it the fieri facias issued by the plaintiff, the latter proposed to give in evidence a judgment of Beale and Kealhofer against Barnes, and a fi. fa., issued thereon on the 4th day of May 1839, and returnable to November term 1839, which was returned, “Made.” To the admissibility of…
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