Casey v. Harvey

Casey sued Harvey before a justice, of the peace. He claimed to recover the sum of $99, it being three times the value of certain property taken by Harvey as a constable, which was exempted from sale on execution. The justice rendered judgment in favor of Casey, and Harvey took an appeal to the circuit court. The record of the proceedings in the latter court reads as follows: “And now on this day came the plaintiff and also the defendant, and, by consent of parties, this cause is submitted to the court upon evidence; the court having heard and considered the evidence, and being well advised…