Hozey v. Buchanan
Supreme Court of the United States
ÍN error to the District Court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana. This- Was a writ of error, brought by- C. F. Hozey to reverse a judgment obtained against him by William Buchanan in the Circuit Court of the United- States for the eastern district of Louisiana. • The 'original suit was brought by Buchanan'by petition filed in Court, in which he alleged, in substance, that he was the sole owner of the steamboat called the Nashville, of the value of…
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ÍN error to the District Court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana. This- Was a writ of error, brought by- C. F. Hozey to reverse a judgment obtained against him by William Buchanan in the Circuit Court of the United- States for the eastern district of Louisiana. • The 'original suit was brought by Buchanan'by petition filed in Court, in which he alleged, in substance, that he was the sole owner of the steamboat called the Nashville, of the value of twelve thousand dollars, when she was illegally and wrongfully seized and'sold as the property of William Wilkinson, by…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice M‘Lean
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This is a writ of error from the Circuit Court for the eastern district of Louisiana.
In the Circuit Court, Buchanan commenced an action against Hozey, for the recovery of the damages he had sustained by the seizure and sale of his steamboat Nashville, by Hozey, as sheriff of the parish of Orleans. The boat was alleged to be of the value -of twelve thousand dollars.
Hozey, in his answer, denied that Buchanan ever had any interest in the steamboat. That having received, as sheriff, a writ of fieri facias issued on a judgment in favour of-Oakey…
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