Masters v. Champion

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Pitney, Chancellor.

We agree with the Supreme Court that the facts of the present case bring it fairly within the doctrine laid down by the Supreme Court in Van Marter v. Lucas, 35 Vroom 182 (affirmed by this court, 36 Id. 311), that where a constable, under execution issuing out of the court for the trial of small causes, levies on or takes into his possession any goods or chattels which shall be claimed by a third party by notice in writing, delivered to the constable as provided in section 62 of the “Act constituting courts for the trial of small…