Harris v. Dennie
Supreme Court of the United States
WRIT of error to the supreme judicial court of Massachusetts, for the counties of Suffolk and Nantucjket. In the court of common, pleas of the county of Suffolk, Massachusetts, James Dennie, the defendant in error, a deputy sheriff of that county, undena precept issued by the authority of the state, attached twenty-three cases of silks imported in the brig Rob Roy, from Canton, for a debt due by the importers and owners of the goods, George D’Wolf and Jame? Smith.
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WRIT of error to the supreme judicial court of Massachusetts, for the counties of Suffolk and Nantucjket. In the court of common, pleas of the county of Suffolk, Massachusetts, James Dennie, the defendant in error, a deputy sheriff of that county, undena precept issued by the authority of the state, attached twenty-three cases of silks imported in the brig Rob Roy, from Canton, for a debt due by the importers and owners of the goods, George D’Wolf and Jame? Smith. Soon after the arrival of the vessel, the collector of the port caused an inspector of the customs to be placed on board. The…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Story
This is a writ of error to the judgment of .the supreme judicial court of the state of Massachusetts'.
The original action was trover; brought by the defendant in error against the plaintiff iii error, for.twenty-three cases of silk, which hadbeen. attached by' Dennie, as deputy sheriff of the county Of Suffolk, and afterwards attached by Harris, as :tnarshal Of . the district of Massachusetts. The cause was tried upon the general issue, and a special verdict found, upon which -the state court rendered judgment , in favour, of the original plaintiff.
The special verdict was as follows. The jury…
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