Mason v. Rogers

Opinion op the Court, §y

Ch. J. BcSyle.

Rogers obtained a judgment against Mason, in the circuit court for Montgomery county, where the latter resided'and bad a large real and personal estate, and Trad neither removed himself nor his effects out of, the, county, but Rogers caused an execution of fieri fadas tó be issued upon the judgment, directed to the sheriff o^Fayette county, who, in virtue of the .execution, took a" slave belonging to Mason, which happened to he there; and the only question worthy of notice, is, whe-flier the execution so issued was authorised by law, or ri'ot.' •

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