Merrill v. Wheeler

An action on a money demand was brought in the superior court of Cochise county by the Glee-son’s Cash Store, a corporation, against M. H. Merrill, the appellant herein. By virtue of a writ of attachment in said action, the sheriff of Cochise county levied upon and obtained the custody of certain personal property of the said Merrill, to wit, a stallion. While the animal was in the custody of the sheriff under the writ of attachment, it got sick and died. The present action by M. H. Merrill, as plaintiff, against Harry C. Wheeler, sheriff of Cochise county, Arizona, defendant, is grounded on…