Gilbert v. Buffalo Bill's Wild West Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass, for the wrongful levy of a writ of replevin.' Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the. Hon. Thomas G. Windes. Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gary
During the World’s Fair year the appellee had a show place near the fair grounds, and when the fair was over left the place in charge of custodians, the custodian at the time of the events giving rise to this suit being one John Crowley.
September 22, 1894, one Barnett Graff sued out of the Circuit Court, a writ of replevin, which—the appellant being the sheriff—was delivered to the appellant to execute. In that writ John Crowley was one of the defendants. .The appellant, by deputy, walked into the place, read the writ to Crowley and took the receipt of Graff for the property there—it being…
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