Hanford v. Obrecht

This was an action of replevin, brought to the Kankakee Circuit Court, by Talmon F. Hanford, against Jacob Obrecht, the sheriff of that county, who had levied an execution in his hands, in favor of Otto Immelt, against Talmon Hanford, on the property in question.

The property consisted of household furniture chiefly, and it appeared that Talmon Hanford was the father of Stephen F. Hanford and also of the plaintiff, and that he did, on the 14th of April, 1862, execute a mortgage to Stephen of the property, conditioned, if he should pay Stephen five hundred and fifty dollars, with ten per cent,…