H. K. Thurber & Co. v. Town of Richmond
Supreme Court of Vermont
Replevin for a quantity of intoxicating liquor belonging to the plaintiffs, and detained by the defendant by virtue of a complaint and warrant for search and seizure issued against the Central Vt.
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Replevin for a quantity of intoxicating liquor belonging to the plaintiffs, and detained by the defendant by virtue of a complaint and warrant for search and seizure issued against the Central Vt. Railroad Co. The writ commanded the officer to deliver said liquor to himself, and to keep the samé in his possession until the final determination of said suit, provided a sufficient bond were given, in the penal sum of double the value of the property to be replevied, with sufficient sureties, conditioned to prosecute said replevin to final judgment, and pay such costs and damages as the defendant…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Wheeler, J.
This action was evidently intended to be, and it is considered to be, an action of replevin of the class provided for in § 13 of the chapter on replevin in the general statutes. Gen. Sts. oh. 35. The different kinds of replevin were provided for in the compiled statutes substantially as in the general statutes. The bond in this class of replevin was required by § 16, and described by reference to § 3 in the chapter on replevin in the compiled statutes. When the general statutes were made, § 2 of that chapter of the compiled statutes was…
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