TOWNSEND, J.
A constable who seizes the property of another under a void process issued by a court without jurisdiction, or makes such seizure without benefit of any process at all, is a trespasser and may be sued for damage resulting to the property from his illegal act. Hamer v. White, 110 Ga. 300 (2) (34 S. E. 1001); Minhinnett v. Jackson, 45 Ga.App. 207 (3) (164 S. E. 96); Code, § 105-1703. As stated in Fulton Grocery Co.
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