Devlin v. Gibbs
Devlin v. Gibbs
4 D.C. 626; 7 F. Cas. 564; 4 Cranch 626
Opinion of the Court
The CouRT
were of opinion that the execution was not irregular, but erroneous ; not void, but voidable ; and that, therefore, the defendants were not liable in this action.
In the course of the trial the Court permitted the plaintiff to produce parol evidence to show that, in fact, no judgment had ever been rendered by the magistrate.
But the jury found a verdict for the defendants.
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