Hormann v. Sherin
Hormann v. Sherin
Opinion of the Court
While this appeal is entitled as in the original action to which it was supplementary, the matter now before the court is an appeal from an order of the circuit court of Marshall county, refusing to discharge appellant, on habeas corpus, from arrest under an execution against his person. Uppp the lie&iiRg oí the writ there were before the court the
Appellant further contends that, without an order of the court or judge, there being none in this case, the’clerk had no authority to issue execution against the person, there having been no previous order of arrest. While we think that it might be a safer practice to obtain an order in such case, we find nothing in the statute indicating that such leave is necessary. In respect to issuance by the clerk, the statute seems to make jjo distinction between an execution against property and an execution against the person. Under similar statutory provisions, the New York courts have often held, though not without an occasional intimation to the contrary, that no order or leave of court was necessary. Ginochio v. Figari, 4 E. D. Smith, 227; Alden v. Sarson, 4 Abb. Prac. 102; Kloppenburg v. Neefus, 4 Sandf. 655; Lockwood v. Van Slyke, 18 How. Prac. 45. In the latter case, Marvin, J. said: “The Code has made no provision for applying to the court or judge for leave to issue a ca. sa. If the right exists in this case, it is without reference to any order, and the plaintiff may .exercise the right. He will act, however, at his peril.” We find nothing in the record that would justify a reversal of the order appealed from, and it is affirmed.
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- 1. Ordinarily, an execution against the person will not issue upon a judgment in an action in which several causes of action are combined, if either of such causes is one that would not allow a judgment upon which execution against the person might issue; but the rule is not applicable where the verdict of the jury upon which the judgment is rendered establishes to a certainty that they found against the defendant only upon a cause which would support a judgment upon which such an execution might issue. 2. Upon-a judgment for the wrongful conversion of personal property, execution against the person may issue. j 8. In such case, execution may be issued as in other cases without any order of the court or judge. (Syllabus by the Court.