Larkin v. Johnson

The opinion, of the court was delivered by

McElroy, J.:

This action was brought by H. W. Johnson, the defendant in error, against M. E. Larkin, *115as sheriff, to recover damages for the wrongful taking and conversion of personal property. The plaintiff alleged in his petition that M. E. Larkin was the duly elected, qualified and acting sheriff of Atchison county ; that the plaintiff was the owner and in possession of two stacks of rye and an'undivided one-half of the corn upon the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 6, township 5, range 17, Atchison county, of the value of §500 ;…