Hartzell v. Magee

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Joi-inston, J. :

This was an action of replevin, brought by William Magee to recover a stock of merchandise which had been previously seized by S. T. Hartzell as sheriff, upon attachment process. Magee claimed to have purchased the goods from J. T. Pershall, but the creditors of Pershall alleged that the transfer was fraudulent, Accordingly the good faith of the parties and the honesty of the transaction were submitted to a jury, but their verdict was against Magee. He attempted to take the case to the court of appeals, and when it came on for review in…