State v. Quint

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Cunningham, J.:

This was an action charging the defendant with the misdemeanor of resisting an officer in the service of a writ of' attachment. The officer was a deputy sheriff. The defense was that the appointment and oath of office of such deputy were not filed in the office of the county clerk as provided by-section 1745 of the General Statutes of 1901. It is *145contended that until such appointment and oath are so filed the deputy is no officer, is not authorized to serve process, and may be resisted in such service. In this case, the officer acting as…