State Ex Rel. Higgins v. Stanton

NIPPER,. J.

— By this action Patrick J. Higgins sought to obtain a judgment against Edward L. Stanton, a constable in Central Town ship, St. Louis County, Missouri, and the American Surety Company as surety on the constable’s official bond.

The deputies of the constable went to the home of Higgins, in St. Louis County, and assuming to act under a search warrant, went into the basement of his home, arrested him, and took fifteen barrels of wine, a copper funnel, and other articles of personal property from the basement. Higgins was then proceeded against in the circuit court, by way of…