Williamson v. Krumbhaar
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
APPEAL BY PLAINTIFF FROM THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NO. 3 OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY. No. 37 January Term 1890, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 392 June Term 1888, C. P. No. 3. On August 17, 1888, Washington F. Williamson brought trespass against Charles H. Krumbhaar, sheriff of Philadelphia county, to recover damages for the alleged improper allowance by the defendant of a claim for exemption made by one George W. Rudder, a judgment debtor of the plaintiff.
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APPEAL BY PLAINTIFF FROM THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NO. 3 OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY. No. 37 January Term 1890, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 392 June Term 1888, C. P. No. 3. On August 17, 1888, Washington F. Williamson brought trespass against Charles H. Krumbhaar, sheriff of Philadelphia county, to recover damages for the alleged improper allowance by the defendant of a claim for exemption made by one George W. Rudder, a judgment debtor of the plaintiff. The defendant’s plea was not guilty. At the trial on April 29, 1889, the following facts were shown upon the part of the plaintiff: Having…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Mr. Justice Clark:
The writ of fieri facias in this case came into the sheriff’s hands on May 23,1888; and about June 9th, following, George W. Rudder, the defendant therein, made a verbal demand upon Krumbhaar, the sheriff, for the exemption of $300; a more formal demand was made in writing on June 19th following. On July 16, 1888, A. W. Horton, Esq., the attorney for Williamson, the execution creditor, was notified by the sheriff that the appraisement and designation of the property under Rudder’s claim would be made on the 19th, to which Horton replied that he objected to the…
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