Lundberg v. Mackenheuser

Appellee sued appellant, a constable, in trespass under the statute, to recover double the value of a horse taken on execution against him, which he claimed was exempt.

The average of the testimony made it worth about $50, and the verdict was for $100, on which judgment was entered.

Upon the trial the defendant called as a witness the attorney for the plaintiff in the execution, who stated that he knew the horse in question, haviug'seen it often and about the time of the levy, and was then asked his opinion as to its market value, but was not allowed to answer—for what reason does not appear.…