Tart v. Fiske

The case at bar is an action against the executrix of the late sheriff of Middlesex for the neglect and default of one of his deputies. The declaration alleges that a writ was placed in the hands of the deputy for service, which was in favor of the plaintiff and against one Travis, on which he was directed to attach property or take a sufficient bond; that Travis *251had in his possession enough personal property subject to attachment to have secured the claim of the plaintiff; and that, by the neglect of the officer to make a substantial attachment, the plaintiff lost his debt.

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