Westberry v. Hand
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from Wayne superior court—Judge High-smith. September 9, 1916.
1Opinion of the CourtGeorge, J.
Hand sued- Westberry, deputy sheriff, and his bondsman, Bennett, for $175, the value of a mule. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for $125. The defendants made a motion for a new trial, and the judgment overruling the motion is assigned as error. Hand was the owner of a mule'levied upon by the deputy sheriff, Westberry. The deputy sheriff refused to accept a bond, and carried the mule a distance of several miles into a strange community. When Westberry refused to accept bond and carried the mule away, Hand expressly cautioned him to put the mule in a barn or stable, and not to…
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