Williams v. Brooks

Ernie E. Wright, Chief Judge.

The appellant Mrs. Williams brought suit against Herbert H. Brooks and appellee Sheriff Larry Morris to recover damages and the value of her mobile home which was seized and sold by Sheriff Morris and his deputies acting under his direction pursuant to a writ of attachment Brooks caused to be issued upon a judgment he obtained in an earlier suit against appellant’s husband.

All parties moved for a directed verdict. The court granted a directed verdict in favor of Sheriff Morris, but denied the motions of appellant and Brooks for directed verdicts. The issues…