Poinsett v. Taylor

Citations

• 6 Cal. 78

Syllabus

<p>In an action of trespass against a sheriff where he is declared against personally and not as sheriff, it is competent to prove that the defendant was sheriff and that his deputy as such committed the trespass.</p> <p>In such a case it is not necessary to prove that the defendant directed his deputy to seize the particular property in question, in order to hold the defendant liable.</p>