Lewis v. Norton

This is a writ of entry to obtain possession of a parcel of land in the city of Bostón. The demandant claims *433title through a writ of execution issued out of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston, which was executed by a sale by a constable of said city. Various objections are taken to the constable’s proceedings, but there is only one which we need consider; and that presents the question whether a constable has any authority under our statutes to levy an execution by a sale of the land of the judgment debtor.

The Pub. Sts. c. 27, § 114, provide that a constable who gives and files a bond…