Reeves v. Skipper
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Henry. ; Tried before the Hon. Jesse M. Carmichael. This action was brought by Isaac L. Reeves against A. B. Skipper and others, to recover damages for an allege'd trespass, which was the levy by said Skipper, as sheriff, of several attachments against Sims & Reeves, a late mercantile partnership, on a stock of goods which plaintiff claimed to have purchased from them prior to the levy; and the several attaching creditors were also joined as…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Henry. ; Tried before the Hon. Jesse M. Carmichael. This action was brought by Isaac L. Reeves against A. B. Skipper and others, to recover damages for an allege'd trespass, which was the levy by said Skipper, as sheriff, of several attachments against Sims & Reeves, a late mercantile partnership, on a stock of goods which plaintiff claimed to have purchased from them prior to the levy; and the several attaching creditors were also joined as defendants. The sheriff justified under the attachments, alleging that the goods were the property of Sims & Reeves, and…
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.
— The action was in trespass to recover damages for the alleged wrongful levy of an attachment upon a stock of goods claimed to be the property of plaintiff. The trial resulted in a verdict for the defendants. The attachment was sued out by creditors of Sims & Beeves, upon debts existing at the time of the sale of the goods and merchandise to plaintiff. The evidence showed that plaintiff was a brother of the Beeves of the firm of Sims & Beeves, the vendors. The court of its own motion charged the jury, among other things, “that the law requires clearer and more convincing proof of its bona…
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