Alderson v. Gilmore

By the Court,

Beatty, J.:

This is a suit to recover certain horses, mules, harness, wagons, etc., held by the defendant, Gilmore, sheriff of Eureka, under an attachment issued in an action commenced by the defendant, McKernan, against one Davis. The defendants, in their answers, deny plaintiff’s title to the property, and allege that it is the property of Davis. The defendant, McKernan, also asserts a right to hold the horses and mules by virtue of a stable-keeper’s lien for the price of hay, grain, etc., fed to them in his stables. These were the issues made by the pleadings. The cause was…