Pratt v. Pond
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Trespass for taking a horse, with a count in trover; brought to the Court of Common Pleas. The plaintiff sued as statutory trustee of the property of his wife. The defendant set up in defense a levy upon the horse, made by him as a constable, of an execution against tlie plaintiff personally. The court (Stoddard, J".,) made a special finding of the facts and rendered judgment for the defendant. The plaintiff brought the record before this court by a motion in error.
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Trespass for taking a horse, with a count in trover; brought to the Court of Common Pleas. The plaintiff sued as statutory trustee of the property of his wife. The defendant set up in defense a levy upon the horse, made by him as a constable, of an execution against tlie plaintiff personally. The court (Stoddard, J".,) made a special finding of the facts and rendered judgment for the defendant. The plaintiff brought the record before this court by a motion in error. The case is fully" stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtLoomis, J.
This is an action of trespass and trover to recover the value of a horse belonging, as alleged, to Charlotte E. Pratt, and which was taken by the defendant as constable, by the levy of an execution in favor of one Holbrook against William J.'Pratt, the husband of said Charlotte E.
It appears by the record that this case was before this court at its June term, 1877, and was then dismissed upon the ground that the record presented no question of law.
It was afterwards tried in the court below and decided in favor of the defendant, and comes again to this court upon a special finding of facts, and…
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