Crandall

This action was brought by the plaintiffs to recover possession of an automobile, or its value, which latter was alleged to be the sum of eight hundred dollars. The judgment which was' entered required the defendant to deliver to the plaintiffs the automobile described in the complaint, and awarded recovery o£ certain money as damages for detention, also costs. Defendant has appealed from the judgment.

On the twelfth day of May, 1921, defendant, as sheriff, under writ theretofore duly issued, attached the automobile as the property of Abraham Marks. Prior to April 27, 1921, the automobile had been registered with the state vehicle department in the name of the said Marks, who was represented in the certificate of registration as being the legal owner thereof. On said last-mentioned date Marks caused a transfer of registration to be made to show ownership in his wife, Tillie Marks, and the vehicle remained so registered up to and including the time when the attachment was levied by the defendant sheriff at the instance of creditors of Abraham Marks. On May 11, 1921, there was filed with the state automobile department a request by Tillie Marks that registration be transferred from…