Commonwealth v. Weglein

Opinion by

Hirt, J.,

Appellant, the owner of a valuable diamond ring, pledged it with Fidelity Loan Company, Inc., a pawnbroker, as security for a loan. The ring was placed in one of the loan company’s safes pending redemption of the pledge; it had no property right in the chattel other than as bailee. On May 19, 1933 defendant sheriff, by his deputy, in executing a writ of fieri facias on a judgment of a building and loan company against the loan company, levied upon certain personal property on the premises at its place of business at Ninth and Walnut Streets in Philadelphia. On May 29, 1933…