Coe v. Gregory

This is an action of replevin, to recover for the value of property taken by the marshal of the village of Nashville, to satisfy a tax for the year 1882, levied upon the property of the plaintiff by virtue of a warrant issued by the authorities of the village in pursuance of Act No. 179, Laws 1873. No question arises upon the pleadings. The case is before us upon findings of fact and law solely.

The court finds the defendant was marshal at the time the suit was commenced, and as such was engaged in collecting the taxes for the village under his warrant, duly issued upon an assessment properly…