Hutchinson v. Campbell

The opinion of the Court-was delivered by

Knox, J. —

As the debt for which the execution, issued, was contracted prior to the 4th of July, 1849, the case comes under the exemption law of 1836. By the Act of 16th June, 1836, amongst the property exempt from- levy and sale, was one cow. This action was brought - against a-constable, for levying upon and selling the only cow of the defendant in error.- To avoid the exemption, the constable alleged that he had levied upon the cow with the assent of the defendant in the execution, and evidence, from which this assent might have been inferred, was…