Woolson v. Pipher

The appellant, Woolson, as assignee in the voluntary assignment of F. W. Tipton & Co., commenced this action in the court below against the appellee Pipher, as the sheriff of Martin county, and a large number of other persons, attaching creditors of the firm of F. W. Tipton & Co. The object of the action was to recover the possession of a stock of merchandise, lately before the property of F. W. Tipton & Co., which had been seized by and was in the possession of appellee Pipher, as such sheriff, at the suit of his co-appellees, attaching creditors of F. W. Tipton & Co. The cause was put at…