People ex rel. Wehle v. Conner
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from an order vacating an order, allowing- an action to be brought upon the official bond of the sheriff of the city and county of New York, for a failure to return an execution within, the time allowed by law.
1Opinion of the Court
Daniels, J.:
It appears by the papers before this court on the present appeal, that the relator, as plaintiff, recovered two judgments in the Superior Court of the city of New York, on which executions were issued to the defendant William 0. Conner, then and still the sheriff of the county of New York. The sheriff neglected to return the executions within the time prescribed by law. For such default an action was commenced, and judgment recovered against him for the amount due upon the executions. He appealed to the G-eneral Term of the Superior Court, where the judgment was affirmed; and he…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Wheeler v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1860
- Malcom v. RogersNew York Supreme Court · 1825
- In Re the New York Protestant Episcopal Public SchoolNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- In re DouglassNew York Supreme Court · 1870