Ray v. Gunn

1. Property in the possession of a levying officer in pursuance of a lawful process can not be recovered from the officer in an action of trover. In such a case the property is in custodia legis, and there has been no conversion thereof. Phillips v. Evans, 45 Ga. App. 440 (165 S. E. 140); Martin v. English, 23 Ga. App. 484 (98 S. E. 505); Jeems v. Lewis, 13 Ga. App. 456 (2, 3) (79 S. E. 235) ; Barton v. Thompson, 13 Ga. App. 786 (80 S. E. 30) ; Jones v. McCowen, 34 Ga. App. 801 (2) (131 S. E. 290).

2. Applying the foregoing ruling to the facts of the instant case, the court did not err in…