French v. Reel
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Pottawattamie District Pourt. AotioN for damages alleged to bave been sustained by taking and carrying away a stock of goods belonging to the plaintiff. There was a trial to a jury, and verdict and judgment were rendered for the plaintiff. The defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
AdaMS, Oh. J.
The defendant, Perry Reel, acting as sheriff of Pottawattamie county, levied a writ of attachment i. fraudu-anee: saleo/ chaser’s knowledge of tent.dulent m" upon the goods in question in favor of Field, Leiter & Co., who were creditors of Harter & Claus, who had theretofore been doing business 1 0 as merchants in the city of Des Moines. The plaintiff, French, had, some months previous, been in the employ of Harter & Claus, and, without means of his own to any great extent, had set up as a merchant at Avoca. Nearly, if not quite, all of his original stock was furnished by Harter…
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