Picket v. Allen
Supreme Court of Connecticut
IN ERROR. This was an action of trover for a steer, brought by Allen against Picket, and tried in the county court, on the general issue.
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IN ERROR. This was an action of trover for a steer, brought by Allen against Picket, and tried in the county court, on the general issue. On the 29th of November, 1830, the defendant took the steer mentioned in the declaration, which, at that time, was of the value of 28 dollars, and having sold it, paid over to the plaintiff, of the avails thereof, the sum of 19 dollars, 50 cents, which the plaintiff accepted, and appropriated the remainder to the payment of a ceriain highway tax against the plaintiff, and the costs of collection. The defendant had been duly appointed a surveyor of highways…
1Opinion of the CourtBissell, J.
Upon the trial of this cause, in the court below, a number of questions were made and decided, which are brought up, on this motion, and are now presented for our consideration.
It has been contended, that admitting the warrant before *153us to be legal, yet the officer, the plaintiff in error, had no right to do the acts which he has done, under it.
It is said, that his powers were at an end, and he had ceased to be a collector, before the levy in question was made. The warrant contains a direction to the collector to settle with the select-men, by the 20th of September : and hence, it has been…
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