Campbell v. Webb
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appear from the, Circuit. Court, for Washington county. This was an action brought on the 3rd of November 1856, by the appellant against the appellees, to recover damages for the alleged wrongful taking and detention by the defendants, of certain personal property belonging to the plaintiff. The pleadings are fully stated in the opinion of this court.
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Appear from the, Circuit. Court, for Washington county. This was an action brought on the 3rd of November 1856, by the appellant against the appellees, to recover damages for the alleged wrongful taking and detention by the defendants, of certain personal property belonging to the plaintiff. The pleadings are fully stated in the opinion of this court. At the trial of the issues of facts joined in the case, two exceptions were taken by the plaintiff, to the rulings of the court (Perry J.,) which also are fully stated in the opinion of this court. The verdict and judgment were in favor of the…
1Opinion of the CourtEccleston, J.
This suit was instituted by the appellant against F. N„ Webb, H. Hicks and D. M. Deitrick, for taking a mare, wagon and harness, from the possession of the appellant, he being the owner of the property; which suit commenced on the 3rd of November 1856.
The defendants severed in their pleadings.
Webb filed two pleas. First. That he did not commit the wrong. Second. That he took the property mentioned in the declaration, under and by virtue of an attachment issued by James W. Leggett, a justice of the peace, duly commissioned and qualified, directed to him (Webb) as a constable.
Hicks also filed…
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