Michigan Supreme Court, 1898

Parker v. Canfield

Parker v. Canfield
Michigan Supreme Court · Decided March 1, 1898 · Grant, Other
116 Mich. 94; 74 N.W. 296; 1898 Mich. LEXIS 648

Parker v. Canfield

Opinion of the Court

Grant, Cb J.

(after stating the facts). The instruction was correct. When an officer levies under his execution upon exempt property, it is his duty to make an inventory, and allow the defendant in execution to select his exemptions. Stilson v. Gibbs, 53 Mich. 280; Hutchinson v. Whitmore, 90 Mich. 255, 262 (30 Am. St. Rep. 431); Ostrander v. Packer, 35 Mich. 430; Town v. Elmore, 38 Mich. 305.

Judgment affirmed.

The other Justices concurred.

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