Goodyear v. Williston
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the Seventh Judicial District, County of Solano. This was an action to recover possession of eighty tons of hay, sixty tons of wheat, some in stacks and shocks, and the balance thrashed and sacked; seventy-five tons of barley, in stacks and shocks; and certain plows, farming tools, and hogs—in all claimed to be worth two thousand dollars; or their value, in case a delivery could not be had; also, damages in the sum of five hundred dollars,…
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Appeal from the District Court of the Seventh Judicial District, County of Solano. This was an action to recover possession of eighty tons of hay, sixty tons of wheat, some in stacks and shocks, and the balance thrashed and sacked; seventy-five tons of barley, in stacks and shocks; and certain plows, farming tools, and hogs—in all claimed to be worth two thousand dollars; or their value, in case a delivery could not be had; also, damages in the sum of five hundred dollars, for alleged unlawful seizure and detention thereof. It appears from the findings of the Court below, that in November,…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Sprague, J.:
This is an appeal from the judgment, upon the judgment roll alone, by the defendants, who contend that the findings do not sustain the judgment. It is claimed that the findings show that the defendants were not jointly interested in the personal property sought to be recovered by plaintiff, and that they did not take joint possession of such property, or any portion thereof; hence no joint judgment could be properly entered against them. The findings show that defendant Hobbs, as Sheriff of Solano County, by virtue of an execution in his hands in favor of Williston…
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