Howe v. Johnson
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Mendocino County and from an order denying a new-trial. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Vanclief, C.
Action of the nature of the common-law action of trover to recover damages for an alleged wrongful taking and conversion of personal property.
At the time of the alleged taking the defendant was sheriff of Mendocino county, and in his answer alleges that he was justified in taking the property by virtue of an execution issued to him on a judgment against Montgomery Howe (plaintiff’s father) in favor of Phoebe Blair, and denies that plaintiff was the owner of the property so taken, or entitled to the possession thereof.
The cause was tried by the court, whose judgment was in favor of…
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