Seippel v. Blake

— The property in controversy is a horse ferry-boat, which runs between the village of Clayton, on the Mississippi river, and a landing across the river, on the opposite shore. The plaintiff ’ s claim to the boat is based upon two chattel mortgages. The defendant denied the averments of the petition, and set up as a further defense that the owner of the boat was indebted to the defendant Elake for wages earned in operating the boat, and that he caused the same to be seized upon a warrant under the statute, and that defendant Morrison, who is a constable, made the seizure, and that the boat…