Williams v. Frey

This was an action involving civil liability for having caused a search of the plaintiff’s property pursuant to a search warrant, and seizure of allegedly stolen articles consisting of an iron kettle and some iron pipe. The plaintiff recovered a verdict and judgment, and the defendants appeal.

The plaintiff is one of eight children whose father had executed a mortgage on the home place. The father died, with the mortgage unpaid. A default in an interest payment occurred, and defendant Williams, owner of the mortgage, caused a foreclosure action to be filed. The other and principal defendant,…