Kingsbury v. Vance ex rel. Tousey
Kingsbury v. Vance ex rel. Tousey
Opinion of the Court
This was an action of debt on a delivery bond, conditioned to deliver certain property levied on, at the time and place of sale, &c.
General demurrer to the declaration overruled, and judgment for Vance.
Several objections are taken by the plaintiffs in error. One is, that the declaration does not aver a demand of the property at the time and place, &c. In this the plaintiffs in error seem to be mistaken. By the terms of the bond, the delivery was to be at the store of A. Wallace, in Indianapolis, on the 20th day of May, 1851. The declaration avers that the sheriff was present at, &c., and demanded the property, &c., and proceeds to negative the
The other objections are equally unfortunate. Like the one just considered, the points which the objections would raise, have no relation to the facts—do not arise in the record. The demurrer to the declaration was correctly overruled.
It is not necessary to decide the question raised in argument, whether, in such cases, a demand by the sheriff was necessary. The authority referred to, English v. Finney, 5 Blackf. 298, does not seem to support the position for which it was cited.
The judgment is affirmed, with 1 per cent, damages and costs.
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