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59 N.H. 98

Redding v. Dodge

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided June 5, 1879

Supreme Court of New Hampshire · decided 1879-06-05

Trespass, for the forcible taking and carrying away of the plaintiff’s cattle. Facts found by a referee. The defendant was, at the time of the taking complained of, and since has been, sheriff of Merrimack county, and one Kenrick was his deputy. Kenrick was also deputy of the sheriff of Belknap county. Kenrick, at S. in Belknap county, attached the plaintiff’s cattle upon a writ against one D., returnable in Merrimack county, which is the taking complained of.

Cited by 9 later decisions — most recently June 1894

8 state decisions

Relies on Wendell v. Mugridge · Baker v. Davis

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Decided 1879-06-05

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Smith, J.

¶1 Kenrick was not acting as the deputy of the defendant when he attached and removed the plaintiff’s cattle. If he acted illegally in removing property into Merrimack county which he might lawfully attach in Belknap county, and selling the same upon the certificate of examiners in Merrimack county, — a point upon which we express no opinion, — yet we think it would be inequitable to enable the plaintiff by the proposed amendment to harass the defendant with this suit. Upon the facts reported, justice does not require the allowance of the proposed amendment. Wendell v. Mugridge, 19 N. H. 109; Balter v. Davis, 22 N. H. 27.

¶2 Case discharged.

Bingham, J., did not sit: the others concurred.
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