Braden v. McCleary

Citations

• 183 Pa. 192
• 38 A. 623
• 1897 Pa. LEXIS 736

Syllabus

<p>Sheriff- — Wrongful levy — Evidence.</p> <p>In an action against a sheriff to recover damages for a wrongful levy, where the defendant in the execution testified that he was the owner, of the property levied on, it is competent to ask him on cross-examination whether his mother-in-law to whom he had confessed the judgment on which tbe writ issued had not given a bond to indemnify the sheriff.</p> <p>Principal and agent — Authority of agent — Change of ownership.</p> <p>An agent who is merely placed in charge of property cannot change its ownership by delivering it to others, without the consent of his principal.</p>