Jones v. Wilson

Aug 15, 1808
Reporters:
Per Curiam.

The constable had no right ‍‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‍to sleep on the execution, and then pay the money ‍‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‍to the plaintiff and bring his action against the defendant, without ‍‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‍any previous demand or request. Such a practice is not ‍‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‍only against the rules of law, but would tend to. ‍‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‍multiply suits, and increase litigation.

Judgment reversed.