Marks v. Shoup, 181 U.S. 562 (1901)

Marks v. Shoup


No. 82


Submitted February 28, 1901
Decided May 13, 1901
181 U.S. 562

ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA

Syllabus

Under the law of Oregon which was in force in Alaska when the seizure and levy of the plaintiff’s goods were made by the defendant as marshal of Alaska under a writ of attachment, that officer could not, by virtue of his writ, lawfully take the property from the possession of a third person, in whose possession he found it.

The case is stated in the opinion of the court.