Merchants & Manufacturers Securities Co. v. Graydon

Plaintiff brought an action of replevin against the sheriff and “John Doe” to recover possession of two taxicabs which the sheriff had in his possession by virtue of an execution issued under a judgment rendered in the superior court of Cook county. The taxicabs were taken from the sheriff and delivered to the plaintiff. Afterwards the two Cunninghams intervened as defendants, the case was tried before the court without a jury, the court found that plaintiff was entitled to possession of the taxicabs, assessed its damages for the detention of the taxicabs at one cent, judgment was entered on…