Edgerton v. Thomas

Actiow to recover for the wrongful taking and conversion of two oxen, twenty tons of hay, a quantity of oats, barley, &c., the property of Edgerton.

The property was taken by the defendant, as sheriff of Delaware county, on the farm occupied by Charles L. Strong and wife, and by virtue of an execution against Strong, who, the defendant insisted, was the owner of the property taken. The farm had been conveyed by the relatives of Mrs. Strong to trustees for her use, the rents and profits to be received by her free from the control of her husband. Mrs. Strong and her husband had resided on the…