Brotton v. Langert
Washington Supreme Court
Error to District Court, Pierce County. Action by Charles Langert against M. Brotton, to recover the sum of $1,000 damages for the taking and selling of certain personal property by defendant while acting as constable of Tacoma precinct in Pierce county.
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Error to District Court, Pierce County. Action by Charles Langert against M. Brotton, to recover the sum of $1,000 damages for the taking and selling of certain personal property by defendant while acting as constable of Tacoma precinct in Pierce county. On the 25th day of May, 1887, one Westlin was indebted to plaintiff in the sum of $1,200. On that day he made and delivered to plaintiff a promissory note for that amount, payable on demand, and to secure its payment executed a chattel mortgage on certain liquors and furniture used in operating the Exchange Hotel in the city of Tacoma. The…
1Opinion of the Court
Tbe opinion of tbe court was delivered by
Hoyt, J.
Plaintiff in this action sought to recover damages for tbe conversion of certain articles of personal property upon which be had a mortgage. Defendant attempted to justify as an officer by virtue of certain executions against tbe mortgagor.
Numerous errors are assigned to tbe rulings of tbe court below, but in view of tbe unsatisfactory state of tbe record, and of a division of opinion as to what is made to appear therefrom, we shall only notice two of said alleged errors, and leave tbe questions presented by tbe others to be determined in some…
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