Michaels v. Boyd

Blackford, J. —

Assumpsit for money had and received. Boyd and others were the plaintiffs, and Michaels, sheriff of Tippecanoe county, was the defendant.

Plea, the general issue. The cause was submitted to the Court. The facts, as agreed on by the parties, were, substantially, as follow:

On the 19th of August, 1839, the plaintiffs, Boyd and others, obtained a judgment in the Tippecanoe Circuit Court against one Samuel Taylor for 2,583 dollars and 5 cents and costs.

On the next day, in the same Court, Starr and Smith recovered judgment against said Taylor for 1,112 dollars and 35 cents and costs.

On…