Fulton v. Webb

In 1930 plaintiffs obtained a judgment of $4,000 against defendant E. Townsend Webb. This judgment remained unsatisfied until November, 1936, at which time an execution was issued, and by the sheriff levied upon the contents of a safe deposit box rented to Minona and Sally Ruth Purviance. By inadvertence the property so levied upon was released by the sheriff, and on February 10, 1937, a second execution was issued and again was levied upon the contents of the same safe deposit box. Under this levy the sheriff took possession of the property here in dispute, being three Merchants Exchange…