Ramsey v. McDonald

This purports to be an action of replevin in which the plaintiff seeks to establish his title to twenty tons of baled hay, which the defendant, a deputy sheriff, has seized on an execution issued on a judgment obtained by the Lancaster National Bank against one William Guptill. The writ was returned to the April term of Essex County court, when the defendant appeared specially and filed a motion to dismiss the action. Thereupon, the plaintiff filed a motion to amend the process in a way to avoid the defects relied upon by the defendant. This motion was denied as a matter of law. The motion to…