12 La. 534 | La. | 1846
The defendant, Sheriff the parish of Iberville, is sued for damages to the amount of eight hundred dollars, on the allegation that he wrongfully seized and carried away from a public livery stable, kept by one Isaac Ashbrook, in the town of Plaquemines, a stallion called Little Red, the property of the petitioner, and that although he was duly warned and notified that .said horse belonged to the petitioner, and was shown his title to
The evidence conclusively establishes the plaintiff’s ownership of the horse, which he bought in 1835, from Wm. H. Bell, for $400. It further shows, that at the time of his purchase, the
Judgment affirmed.