Paul v. Cullum
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF ARIZONA. Neplevin to recover possession of goods of the value of $35,000, taken by the defendant Paul from “ the storerooms on Congress Street in Tucson, Arizona,” “ formerly occupied by Messrs. Lord & Williams Company; ” “ or for the sum of thirty-five thousand dollars, the value thereof, in case delivery cannot be had.”
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APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF ARIZONA. Neplevin to recover possession of goods of the value of $35,000, taken by the defendant Paul from “ the storerooms on Congress Street in Tucson, Arizona,” “ formerly occupied by Messrs. Lord & Williams Company; ” “ or for the sum of thirty-five thousand dollars, the value thereof, in case delivery cannot be had.” The defendant demurred, and also answered with a general denial, and further pleaded that the seizure of the property in dispute was made by him as the “duly elected, qualified and acting sheriff of the county of Pima,…
1Opinion of the Court
TVTt?.. Justice Harlan
delivered the opinion of the court.
In an action brought in a District Court of the Territory of Arizona, by GL H. Thompson against C. H. Lord and W. W. Williams, partners under the name of Lord & Williams, an attachment was sued out,. October 28, 1881, and levied by the sheriff, the present appellant, upon “ certain goods, wares and merchandise, being the entire stock of Lord and Williams.” H. B. Cullum, claiming to be the owner of the property at the time the attachment was levied, brought this action against the sheriff to recover possession thereof, or its value, in…
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