Bliss v. Sickles
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, New York county. Replevin by Cornelius N. Bliss, George F. Fabyan, Jacob Edwards, Peder Olsen, and Orlando H. Alford against Daniel E. Sickles, sheriff of the city and county of New York, the Central National Bank, the Hanover Natipnal Bank, Sigmund Fechheimer, and John Rau. From a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiffs, and from an order denying their motion for a new trial, defendants appeal. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
The action was in replevin to recover the possession of the personal property described in the complaint, which had been sold to the firm of Fechheimer & Rau by the plaintiffs. That firm *274failed May 1,1890. The defendaiit banks above named recovered judgments against the failing debtors, and, under executions issued upon such judgments, the sheriff had levied upon and taken possession of the merchandise in question. The execution creditors became parties to the suit subsequently, pursuant to motion made by them for that purpose. The value and identity of the property was agreed upon at the…
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