Bouchey v. Gillilan

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The action was one against the sheriff to recover damages for seizure and sale of chattels claimed by plaintiff under execution against another. Plaintiff recovered, and the sheriff appeals.

The execution was issued to satisfy a judgment against Henry Bouchey. When the execution was placed in the sheriff’s hands he followed his usual practice and investigated the records in the office of the register of deeds and the office of the county clerk. The sheriff found that Henry had repeatedly listed for taxation, as his own, chattels which the…