Legal Opinion

Lenzi v. Zimmer

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 16, 1918No. Gen. No. 23,257Published

Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicagos the Hon. Harry Olson, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Matchett

Appellee, plaintiff, sued under section 5 of the personal property Exemption Act (Hurd’s Rev. St. p. 1317, J. & A. If 5587) to recover double the value of property claimed to have been illegally taken or seized by the defendant who was sheriff of Cook county.

There is practically no controversy as to the facts. An execution from the Superior Court was issued and on September 4, 1914, was placed in the hands of the sheriff.

On September 5th the sheriff served the execution upon the plaintiff by delivering to him a copy thereof with an indorsement thereon, notifying him to file a schedule of his…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Lindley v. MillerIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
  2. Scanlan v. GuilingSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1897
  3. People ex rel. Gregg v. PalmerIllinois Supreme Court · 1868
  4. Mann v. WeltonNebraska Supreme Court · 1887
  5. Parsons v. EvansSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914

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