Albrecht v. Long
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiffs from an order of the district court for Waseca county, Lord, J., presiding, refusing a new trial, after a verdict for the defendants directed by the court, on the facts admitted at the trial.
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Appeal by plaintiffs from an order of the district court for Waseca county, Lord, J., presiding, refusing a new trial, after a verdict for the defendants directed by the court, on the facts admitted at the trial. To the statement in the opinion it may be added that the property levied on was a stock of general merchandise at Waseca, at which place both the sheriff and his deputy resided, the latter living about quarter of a mile and the former about half a mile from the stock of goods, and three quarters of a mile from each other. A deputy sheriff is not a mere servant or agent of the…
1Opinion of the CourtGileillan, C. J.
The defendant Long was sheriff of the County of Waseca, and Stevenson was his deputy; executions issued against the property of Sherwins were delivered as follows: One in favor of Charles Shedd, to the sheriff himself, at 10:30 o’clock p. m. of March 19, 1877; one in favor of Chancy Hardin et al., and another in favor of J. S. Eicker et al., to the sheriff in person, at 2 o’clock a. m. of March 20 ; and one in favor of these plaintiffs, to the deputy, at '6 o’clock a. m. of the same day. The deputy levied this last execution at half-past six a. m. of the same day, and took possession of the…
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