Seymour v. Goad

The action was by Edward Seymour, plaintiff in error here, to recover $1,500.00 from J. Frank Goad, as Sheriff of Rio Grande County, which Edward alleges is wrongfully withheld from him.

In his answer the defendant sets up that as Sheriff he had taken the money from the person of one William R. Seymour, who is a brother of Edward, when he arrested William upon a criminal charge; that as Sheriff he was retaining 850.00 of the money in dispute under an execution against William, and that by court order duly entered he had been directed to pay the balance-, $750.00, over to William, and had done…