May v. Strickland

KNIGHT, Justice.

Suit in trespass and trover.

The tort, if any, was committed in Houston county, and grew out of the levy made by May, as sheriff of Houston county, upon certain goods and chattels, under executions issued upon judgments theretofore rendered against the plaintiff’s husband, in favor of two certain creditors.’ It was the contention of the plaintiff that the goods and chattels, levied upon and sold under these executions, were her property.

To induce the sheriff to make the levy, the judgment creditors gave May an indemnifying bond with the defendant United States Fidelity &…