McKinty v. Butts

At the time of the occurrences involved in this suit, Butts was sheriff of Peoria county, and McKinty was defendant in an attachment suit. Afterwards, McKinty sued Butts for alleged improper action and for alleged lack of proper action under said attachment writ. He filed a declaration of four counts and afterwards amendments thereto and an additional count. In the first count of the declaration, after alleging his ownership of the liquors and cigars, etc., attached, and that this was all his personal property, plaintiff alleged that he 'delivered to defendant, who was the sheriff with said…