McPartin v. Clarkson

On February 1, 1924, Frank Cahill, conducting a pool room and cigar and candy stand, occupied a store building in Manchester, as a tenant of defendant Clarkson, and was delinquent for rent in the sum of $140. Clarkson sued out a writ of attachment which the .sheriff, defendant Robison, levied on two of six pool tables. It is sufficient to say of this levy that the sheriff did not take actual possession of the two tables; his inventory and appraisal did not identify two particular tables; and they were left in the full possession of the defendant.

On December 11, 1925, the sheriff came back…