Plymouth Rubber Co. v. Knott

This is an action for damages for wrongfully seizing and taking into his possession certain rubber goods, claimed to be the property of the plaintiff, and for the value of the said, rubber goods, brought against the sheriff of the county of New York, for whom the American Surety Company of New York has been substituted as defendant.

The. rubber goods in question were shipped by the plaintiff to one Smith, who had a place of business at 132 West Broadway, New York, under. invoices, marked “ consigned to ” Smith. These consignments were all made pursuant to an agreement between the plaintiff and…