Murch v. Swensen
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Hennepin county, Young, J., presiding, refusing a new trial after verdict. directed for plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
Action for the wrongful taking and conversion of a sum of money on August 19, 1887. The defendant justifies the taking as sheriff under an execution against the property of one J. H. Murch, plaintiff’s brother. As the money, which was taken from the drawer in a saloon, was admitted to be the proceeds of sales of the stock of liquors contained in it, the sole question was whether this *422stock was,' as to creditors of J. H. Murch, his property, or that of plaintiff. Plaintiff, who is a non-resident, was not present or a witness at the trial. His brother, the defendant in the execution, was the…
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