Staub v. Anderson

Howard R. Staub brought this action of replevin to recover an automobile, claiming right of possession. The United States marshal for the district of Connecticut had seized the automobile on November 9, 1960, under a writ of execution issued pursuant to a judgment which had been rendered against Staub in an admiralty action in the United States District Court for the district of Connecticut. The marshal gave notice to Staub that he would sell the automobile on November 23, 1960. The car was, in fact, sold on November 22, 1960, to Rudolph Anderson, who gave it to his wife, the defendant. In…