Armstrong v. Grant
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Leavenworth District Court. Silas Armstrong was sheriff of Wyandotte county for •the term ending January 10th, 1870, on which day his successor qualified, and he ceased to be sheriff. On the 4th of December, 1869, judgment was rendered in the district court of Leavenworth county in favor of Grant ‡ Prest, against one John Hammill, for $765.14 and $13.00 costs.
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Error from Leavenworth District Court. Silas Armstrong was sheriff of Wyandotte county for •the term ending January 10th, 1870, on which day his successor qualified, and he ceased to be sheriff. On the 4th of December, 1869, judgment was rendered in the district court of Leavenworth county in favor of Grant ‡ Prest, against one John Hammill, for $765.14 and $13.00 costs. On the 6th of said December, execution issued on said judgment, directed to Armstrong, as sheriff of Wyandotte county, and duly came to his hands. Said Armstrong did not execute or return said execution, nor deliver it to his…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
*2911. A sheriff, ’m amerced. *290The proceeding in the court below, of which the plaintiff in error complains, was an order of the district court of Leavenworth county amercing him *291as sheriff of Wyandotte county. The plaintiff in error was charged with neglecting and refusing to execute a a writ of execution directed to him from the district court of Leavenworth county; and he was also charged with neglecting and refusing to return said writ to said court. It appears from the record in this case that the plaintiff in error had once been sheriff…
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