53 Neb. 522 | Neb. | 1898
This was an action of replevin by Horkey against Kendall, Who was sheriff of Howard county, for certain chattels, part of which Horkey claimed to own absolutely,
The district court received in evidence, over the objection of the plaintiff, an affidavit filed by the Western Manufacturing Company to procure an attachment against Dobry. The defendant justified under the writ issued thereon. By other documents offered in evidence at the same time it appeared that Frank J. Taylor, the notary public before whom the affidavit was made, also appeared in the attachment suit as the attorney of record of the plaintiff. The objection was based on that fact. Section 370 of the Code of Civil Procedure prescribes the purposes for which an affidavit may be used, among them the obtaining of a provisional remedy. Section 371 prescribes what officers may take such affidavits; to-wit, “any person authorized to take depositions.” Immediately following are certain sections with reference to depositions. Sections 374 and 375 désignate the officers who may take them, among them notaries public. Section 376 is as follows: “The officer before whom-depositions are taken must not be a relative or attorney of either party, or otherwise interested in the event of the action or proceeding.” These sections must be construed together, and their joint effect is to prohibit the attorney for either party from taking the affidavit whereby a provisional remedy is obtained. It is claimed, however, that section 118, as amended in 1887, has modified the foregoing provisions. Prior to 1887 the material portion of section 11S was as follows: “The affidavit verifying pleadings may be made before any person before whom a deposition might be taken.” Chapter 93 of the Laws of 1887 is entitled “An act to amend section 118 of title 7 entitled ‘Pleadings in Civil Actions’ of the Code of Civil Procedure of the state of Nebraska, and repeal said original section.” By this act the material
The defendant in his answer pleaded specially a justification under a writ of attachment sued out by the .Continental National Bank. He also pleaded by general denial, and offered in evidence the attachment at the suit of the Western Manufacturing Company. It is argued that the court erred in receiving this evidence. It is admitted that the evidence would generally be relevant
There are a few other assignments of error, but they are not discussed in the briefs.
Affirmed.