Whitney v. Brunette
Wisconsin Supreme Court
ERROR to tbe Circuit Court for Milwaukee County. Most of tbe material facts in tbis case are stated in tbe opinion of the court.
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ERROR to tbe Circuit Court for Milwaukee County. Most of tbe material facts in tbis case are stated in tbe opinion of the court. Tbe attachment in favor of Morrow against Christie & Co. was issued by tbe clerk of tbe circuit court of Brown county, December 7, 1850, and delivered to tbe sheriff, Brunette, who made return, that on that day be attached tbe interest of tbe defendants in certain lumber, and on tbe 9th and 10th of December their interest in certain other lumber, caused it to be appraised, &c., and served a copy of tbe writ and inventory upon Brunquest, one of tbe defendants in tbe…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Paine, J.
This was an action of trespass for taking lumber. It appears that the lumber had been cut by Christie & Co. upon the lands of the United States, and it was seized by the Marshal of the United States and sold by him, under the direction, as it was claimed, of the proper authorities at Washington. At the sale it was bid off by Brunquest, one of the firm of Christie & Co., who immediately contracted to sell it to the defendant Whitney, the latter advancing the money paid to the marshal. The bill of sale was made by the marshal to Brunquest, and very soon afterwards…
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