Fairbanks v. Benjamin
Supreme Court of Vermont
Trespass and trover for five cows and other chattels. Plea, the general issue, and trial by the court, April Term, 1877, Powers, J., presiding.
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Trespass and trover for five cows and other chattels. Plea, the general issue, and trial by the court, April Term, 1877, Powers, J., presiding. The plaintiff introduced evidence tending to show that on July 17, 1873, he brought an action against James Godfrey, of Wolcott, to recover a debt of about $200, and on September 7, obtained judgment therein, and took out execution, which he caused to be levied on the property for which he sought to re'cover in this action, which was all of Godfrey’s attachable property, whereupon the property was sold at sheriff’s sale, and the plaintiff became the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Royce, J.
On the 7th day of September, 1873, the plaintiff obtained judgment against James Godfrey, took out an execution upon said judgment, caused the execution to be levied upon the property sought to be recovered for in this action, and became the purchaser of said property upon the sheriff’s sale of the same upon the execution. On the 9th day of August, 1875, the said Godfrey made application to the defendant as overseer of the poor of the town of Wolcott, for aid, and was accepted by the defendant as a pauper chargeable to the town of Wolcott; and…
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