Hartmann v. Wood
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Joseph Hartmann, from a judgment of the County Court of Nassau county in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Nassau on the 9th day of May, 1900, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 7th day of June, 1900, denying the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Goodrich, P. J.:
The action is for the wrongful conversion of a roan horse, a brown horse and a set of double harness, which the defendant as sheriff levied upon and seized under an attachment in an action brought by one Burtis against the plaintiff and subsequently' sold under the execution issued upon the judgment in that action. The defendant justified by alleging that he acted as sheriff of Nassau county under the attachment and execution' “ and not otherwise.” The roan horse wás sold for sixty-nine dollars, the brown horse for eighty-seven dollars and the harness for seventeen dollars.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Hoyt v. Gelston & SchenckNew York Supreme Court · 1816
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- Seaman v. LuceNew York Supreme Court · 1856
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3Cited by2 opinions
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