Bell v. Thomas

The defendant in error, as plaintiff in the court below, brought suit against the plaintiff in -error, as defendant. The complaint, in substance, alleges, that defendant is the sheriff of the county; that a warrant, based iipon a complaint filed before a justice of the peace, was issued and delivered to defendant commanding him to arrest' the plaintiff, and likewise search his premises for certain alleged stolen property, described in the warrant; that defendant, as such sheriff, and under the warrant, arrested plaintiff, searched his premises and took therefrom certain described property of…