Reichenbach v. McKean

Oct 25, 1880
Reporters:
,
Before:
Gordon

The judgment of the Supreme Court was entered

Per Curiam.

The sheriff sells only the title of the defendant ‍‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‍in the execution, and the real owner, besides trespass against the sheriff, may maintain replevin or trover against his vendee. In the case of a pawn or pledge, there is a special property ‍‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‍in the pawnee. It is liable to be sold on an execution against the pawnor but subject to all and singular the rights and interests of the pawnee: Act of June 16th 1836, ‍‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‍Pamph. L. 1836. The taking of the property out of the possession of the pawnee was a wrongful act which could not divest his property. His parting with the possession was in no ‍‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‍sense a relinquishment of his lien. The pawnor’s title was not infected with any fraud or secret trust, so as to give to a bona fide purchaser from him any better right than ‍‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‍he had himself, and the sheriff could convey no better title than the pawnor himself could.

Judgment affirmed.