Kinnaird v. Shannon

Opinion by

Judge Cofer:

The real question in this case was whether the screws were such fixtures as would pass by a conveyance of the land without other words in the deed than such as were sufficient to pass the land itself. The sheriff returned that he had levied on and sold the land, and whether the screws passed with it depended upon their relation to the land, and not upon the purpose, intent, or understanding of the sheriff who made the levy and sale. There was no ambiguity in the return. The land was levied on and sold, and, as matter of law, all that constituted part of the land was…