38 Mich. 607 | Mich. | 1878
In this case a writ of replevin was issued out of the circuit court which contained no description of the property to be seized by the officer. An affidavit was attached thereto as required by the statute, which fully described the property. The defendant moved the court to quash the proceedings, and the plaintiff moved to amend the writ by inserting therein the items of property contained in the affidavit annexed thereto. The motion to amend was denied and the writ quashed.
It would seem on first view that as the writ could not be executed until an affidavit as required by the statute should be annexed thereto, that when the latter contained a description of the property, it might be resorted to in aid of the writ. An examination of the statute, however, satisfies us that this view cannot prevail.
The statute requires the goods and chattels to be replevied to be described in the writ, but provides that the officer shall not execute the same until an affidavit shall be annexed thereto. The property need not be described in the affidavit, but it is to refer to the writ for a description. §§ 6731, 6732, and in various sections the statute speaks of the property specified in the writ, but in no instance is there any reference to the affidavit for a description. For all purposes referred to in these provisions it might be claimed that a description in the affidavit attached to the writ would answer the same purpose. There is however one very essential particular in which no such claim can be made.
See. 6737 provides how the defendant shall be summoned, viz.: “by delivering to him personally a certified copy of such writ,” and section 6739 requires the sheriff to “ return the writ, at or before the return day thereof,
