Lewis v. Swift

This was an action of replevin, brought by appellants to recover a mowing machine and a horse rake, against appellee. It appears that appellee was a constable in the county of Kankakee, and had seized the property, under a writ of attachment from a justice of the peace, against one Faber, and in favor of James Campbell. It appears the levy was made in one or two days after Faber had left the State.

It appears that the property had previously belonged to appellants, who had sold it to Faber, on time, and took his notes for the price. Beebe, one of the appellants, swears that he went twice to…