Morse v. Hurd
Superior Court of New Hampshire
Trespass, for taking and carrying away a carpet, on the 29th day of August, 1843. The writ was dated August 30, 1843. The plaintiff introduced evidence that the defendant, on the 2,9th day of August, having a writ against Ephraim Thayer, came into the shop kept by Thayer, and told him he had instructions to attach the carpet. Thayer informed the defendant that the carpet belonged to the plaintiff.
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Trespass, for taking and carrying away a carpet, on the 29th day of August, 1843. The writ was dated August 30, 1843. The plaintiff introduced evidence that the defendant, on the 2,9th day of August, having a writ against Ephraim Thayer, came into the shop kept by Thayer, and told him he had instructions to attach the carpet. Thayer informed the defendant that the carpet belonged to the plaintiff. The defendant then left, but shortly after returned and said he would attach it. The carpet was in an inner room, and a witness testified that the defendant did not go into that room, and he did not…
1Opinion of the CourtWoods, J.
The defendant, having a writ which it was his duty, as a deputy sheriff, to secure by attaching the chattel in question, on the 29th of August, 1843, came into the shop of Thayer, adjoining the room in which the *249chattel at the time was kept, which room also appears to have been in the possession of Thayer, and gave notice to him of his instructions for attaching it, and soon after informed him that he would attach it. At the same time he made a return upon the writ, to the effect that he had attached the carpet, and afterwards returned the writ into court. Do these facts amount to evidence of…
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