People ex rel. Harris v. Gill
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by Minerva Seoville, as administratrix, etc., of George R. Seoville, deceased, from an order of the county judge of Warren county, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Warren on the 26th day of March, 1903, discharging the relator from the custody of the sheriff of Warren county under a writ of habeas corpus.
1Opinion of the Court
Houghton, J.:
Through the negligence of the relator, George R. Seoville, appellant’s intestate, received injuries from which he died. Appellant, as administratrix of his estate, brought action against the relator to recover damages, and recovered a judgment for a considerable amount. Execution against the property was issued thereon and returned wholly unsatisfied. Seventeen days thereafter an execution against the person of the relator was issued and he was taken into custody by the defendant, sheriff and imprisoned in the Warren county jail. Thereupon the relator procured a writ of habeas…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Meekin v. Brooklyn Heights RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- People ex rel. McLoughlin v. WilsonNew York Supreme Court · 1895
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- In Re PutnamCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
- Stidham v. DuboseSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1924
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