Federal Agency Investment Co. v. Baker

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

The plaintiff caused an execution to be levied on a Ford motor truck and on a Ford four-door sedan automobile both owned by the defendant, the head of a family. He was engaged in the fuel and transfer business. In an application to have the levy quashed he alleged that the truck and sedan were exempt as tools used by him in his business. The levy was quashed, and the plaintiff appeals.

1. The evidence was wholly in writing. It consisted of the verified application of the defendant to discharge the. levy and an affidavit of Thomas E. Joyce,…