Paxton v. Steckel
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Common Pleas of Northampton county. Dec. 18, 19. — Plaintiff was assignee for creditors of certain railroad iron, sills, &c.
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Error to the Common Pleas of Northampton county. Dec. 18, 19. — Plaintiff was assignee for creditors of certain railroad iron, sills, &c. On the trial of an action of trespass against the sheriff and another plaintiff in a foreign attachment, for seizing the property under the writ, he offered the return of the defendant, as sheriff, to the writ: “ Attached twenty-four pieces iron rails, &c., in the possession of J. Stetller, and summoned said J. Stettler as garnishee;” and proved admissions that this wras the same property. The return was made on the representations of one Hartz, who took an…
1Opinion of the CourtSergeant, J.
— The first question in this case arises upon the bill of exceptions taken by the plaintiff to the decision of the court below, that Wm. L. Sebring might testify to every fact of which he had a knowledge, and which knowledge he did not learn from sheriff Sleckel as his counsel. There does not appear to be any error in this. *95We think there is no reason for saying, that the sheriff cannot have counsel in matters connected with his proceedings, or enjoy the same privilege that exists in other cases. The business of a sheriff is multifarious, intricate, and emphatically of a legal complexion; and…
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