Legal Opinion
Lee v. Dunbar
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 14, 1944No. 164PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICHARDSON, Chief Judge.
Appellant sued for damages for the alleged unlawful seizure of his motor dump truck on a writ of fieri facias. The writ issued in a former suit between the parties to enforce the payment of a money judgment obtained therein against appellant, which was then unsatisfied. The truck was detained by the United States Marshal for five days. Its return was then ordered by the court, which decided that it was exempt from seizure and sale under our statute. Code 1940, § 15 — 401.
*179The complaint was in two counts. One charged that the seizure was wrongful and willful; the other…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Stewart v. SonnebornSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Checkley v. Illinois Central RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1913
- Bartlett v. ChristhilfCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1888
- Glidewell v. Murray-Lacy & Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1919
- Malone v. BelcherMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Brooking v. LemonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1953
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