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Calhoun v. Knight

Supreme Court of California
Oct 1, 1858
10 Cal. 393 (Cal. 1858)

Opinion

         Appeal from the District Court of the Eighth Judicial District, County of Siskiyou.

         This was an action to recover possession of two mules, sold by the Sheriff under execution against the plaintiff, but which plaintiff avows were exempt from execution. Plaintiff had judgment, and defendant appealed to this Court.

         COUNSEL:

         J. A. Fletcher, for Appellant.


         JUDGES: Terry, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court. Baldwin, J., concurring.

         OPINION

          TERRY, Judge

         We think the evidence was insufficient to sustain the judgment. The statute exempts from forced sale " two horses, oxen, or mules, by which a cartman, teamster, or other laborer, habitually earns his living."

         It is not shown that the plaintiff is one of the persons mentioned in the statute, or that he habitually earned his living by the use of the animals in question.

         Judgment reversed.


Summaries of

Calhoun v. Knight

Supreme Court of California
Oct 1, 1858
10 Cal. 393 (Cal. 1858)
Case details for

Calhoun v. Knight

Case Details

Full title:CALHOUN v. KNIGHT

Court:Supreme Court of California

Date published: Oct 1, 1858

Citations

10 Cal. 393 (Cal. 1858)

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