Appeal from the District Court of the Fifth Judicial District, County of Amador.

This was an action to recover from the administrator of Phmnix, deceased, the value of flour taken by the decedent, when acting as the sheriff of Amador county. The facts of the case appear in the findings of the Court below, which were as follows: That the property in dispute consisted of eight hundred sacks of flour belonging to one A. H. Hitchcock, who stored it in a house, at the time in possession of A. T. Cartwright, brother to plaintiff; that in the same house were stored other sacks of flour, amounting to a considerable quantity, the whole placed in three distinct piles.

That on the twenty-sixth day of April, in the morning, a contract of sale was made and entered into between Hitchcock and plaintiff, through one Sill, acting as agent for plaintiff, and a bill of sale given.

That on the same day, in the evening, the plaintiff, Hitchcock, and Sill, Avent to the house where the flour was stored, and Hitchcock said to Sill, “ There is the flour,” pointing to the pile where the flour in dispute was placed, upon one of the sacks of Avhich was placed the number, “ 800;” that Sill estimated the number of sacks by counting one of the outer tiers, and in no other way; that the flour was purchased and sold by weight, as tAventy tons, and was paid for as such; that during the evening, the purchase-money was paid; the flour remained in the same condition until attached by defendant, as sheriff, and there was no visible change of ownership or possession.

That the defendant established his justification under the attachment, judgment, and execution, as set forth in the answer.

That the sale was not' accompanied with delivery, and followed by an actual and continued change of possession.

Judgment was entered for defendant. Plaintiff moved for a new trial, which being denied, he appealed.