Pickard v. Bryant

This is an action of trespass, brought by the plaintiff against the defendant, under-sheriff of Leelanaw county, to recover the value of certain personal property taken by said under-sheriff, and also for damage done to plaintiff’s business by such taking. Plaintiff recovered judgment in the circuit court for the value of the goods taken.

The goods in question were seized upon a writ of attachment in favor of Storm & Hill against Nelson & Co., and it was claimed that the property was that of Nelson & Co., as Pickard was not a good-faith purchaser *433as against the creditors of Nelson & Co. The…