JONES v. SIMPSON


116 U.S. 609 (1886)

JONES & Another v. SIMPSON. SAME v. HOISINGTON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 1, 1886.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. J.G. Mohler for plaintiffs in error.

Mr. Reginald Fendall for defendants in error.


MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the court.

These actions — one against the United States marshal for the District of Kansas, and the other against the sheriff of one of the counties of that State — were brought to recover damages for an alleged wrongful seizure and conversion, by those officers, of certain goods and chattels which plaintiffs in error, who were plaintiffs below, claimed to have purchased, prior to such seizure, from G. &...

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