Johnson v. Nelson

In June, 1926, the respondents Johnson were in possession of a small tract of land in Grays Harbor county. The defendants Nelson, being the owners and claiming the right of possession, brought an action for that purpose. They prayed for a writ of restitution, and after having filed bond with the clerk of the court as required by law, he issued the writ, which was delivered to the sheriff who served the same by delivering a copy thereof to a son of the Johnsons on the premises. No counter bond being filed within the statutory period, the appellant sheriff, acting through his deputy, Hamm, went…