Johnston v. Willey

Appellee got judgment in replevin for a span of mules, against appellant who, as a Constable, had taken them under writs of execution against him.

He was a married man, resid ing with his family. The Sheriff, holding another execution, bad set off to him 8400 worth of his effects, including these mules, under the provisions of Sec. 2 of the Act approved May 24,1877. Appellant came in when the Sheriff was taking a list of the property, and after it was completed informed appellee of the writs in his hands and asked what he could do for him, to which appellee replied that he could do nothing, as…