Howell v. Foster

The plaintiff brought this action to recover the possession of four thousand four hundred and fifty-five sacks of wheat, seven hundred and sixty-four sacks of barley, and two hundred and thirty head of hogs. In his complaint, which was verified, he alleged that he was the owner of the grain and hogs, and that defendant had, without his consent, taken the said property into his possession, and continued to withhold it from the plaintiff. Defendant who, at the times mentioned in the record, was sheriff of Tehama County, answering the complaint — the answer being also verified — denied the…