Thayer

The action was for damages for the conversion of a wood sawing outfit and judgment went for plaintiff. Defendant set up in his answer the following defense: “Defendant alleges that on the 14th day of May, 1914, he was, and ever since has been, and now is, the duly appointed, qualified and acting sheriff of the county of Plumas, state of California.

“That on the 14th day of May, 1914, one H. T. Johnson commenced an action in the justice’s court of Plumas township, county of Plumas, state of California, against the above-named plaintiff and one R. J. McKeowen, for the recovery from said plaintiff and said R. J. McKeowen of the sum of $106.14; and on said last named date there was duly and regularly issued by the aforesaid justice’s court and delivered to defendant for service, a writ of attachment against plaintiff and said R. J. McKeowen, whereby this defendant was commanded to attach and safely keep all the property of the plaintiff and said R. J. McKeowen within Plumas County, not exempt from execution, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy the said demand, to wit, $106.14, besides the costs, unless the said plaintiff and said R. J. McKeowen gave security by the…