Cromwell v. Gallup
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment in favor of tlie defendant, entered upon a verdict directed by the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Tappan, J. :
Appeal by the plaintiffs from a judgment in favor of the defendant upon a verdict, entered by direction of the court.
The action was brought against the defendant as sheriff of Albany county for false returns upon two attachments and two executions, issued to him upon judgments in the attachment suits, in favor of the plaintiffs against Thomas B. Jordan & William F. Clark.
There was no dispute about the facts, and at the close of the evidence both parties moved the court to direct a verdict in their favor. The court reserved the case for further consideration, and finally, by…
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