Union Stove & Machine Works v. Caswell
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Pratt District Court. Proceedings by the Union Stove & Machine Worhs against James Ryan, as sheriff of Harvey county, and John D. Caswell, to amerce defendant Ryan for failure of official duty. On the judgment entered the Union Stove & Machine Works brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Allen, J.:
This was a proceeding instituted in the district court of Pratt county, Kansas, to amerce James Ryan, sheriff of Harvey county, for failure to properly serve and return two certain executions. On the 8th day of December, 1886, the plaintiff in error recovered a judgment in the district court of Pratt county, Kansas, against J. D. Caswell, for the sum of $963.98 and costs. On December 20, 1886, a transcript of the journal entry of said judgment was filed in the office of the clerk of the district court of Harvey county. On the 12th day of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Union Stove & Machine Works v. CaswellSupreme Court of Kansas · 1892
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