Denvrey v. Fox
New York Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Cattaraugus county court, reversing the judgment of a justice. The facts are suffi» ciently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Marvin, J.
The plaintiff complains that the defendant converted to his own use three cows, the property of the plaintiff; and the object of the action was to recover the value of the cows. The defense was that the defendant was a constable, and took and sold the cows, or two of them, by virtue of an execution issued upon a judgment against the present plaintiff. Upon the trial, evidence was given of the taking of the cows and the sale by the defendant of two of them. The defendant gave in evidence a judgment in favor of one Knight against the present plaintiff, rendered in a…
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