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Covell Vs. Heyman

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  • US Supreme Court
  • Mar 31, 1884

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  1. Wayman Vs. Southard US Supreme Court · Jan 01, 1825
  2. Freeman Vs. Howe US Supreme Court · Jan 01, 1860
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  3. Krippendorf Vs. Hyde US Supreme Court · Jan 28, 1884
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  4. Buck Vs. Colbath US Supreme Court · Jan 01, 1865
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  5. Hagan Vs. Lucas US Supreme Court · Jan 01, 1836
  6. U.S. 176 (1884) U.S. Supreme Court Covell v. Heyman
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  7. U.S. 176 (1884) Covell v. Heyman
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  8. to an action in a state court of replevin of the property seized, without regard to its rightful ownership. Freeman v. Howe
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  9. How. 450, affirmed and applied to the facts in this case. Krippendorf v. Hyde
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  10. U. S. 276 , affirmed. Buck v. Colbath
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  11. a complete defense to the action of replevin, without regard to the rightful ownership. The case of Freeman v. Howe
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  12. of others which have followed it. In the opinion in that case, Mr. Justice Nelson refers to the case of Taylor v. Carryl
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  13. a remedy the principle and procedure of which we had occasion we had occasion recently in the case of Krippendorf v. Hyde
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  14. U. S. 276 , to restate and reaffirm. The point of the decision in Freeman v. Howe
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  15. S. 180 of enforcing the supremacy of the Constitution and laws of the United States. The doctrine of Freeman v. Howe
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  16. supra, was further defined by the decision in Buck v. Colbath
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  17. itself which acts, and the officer is protected in his obedience to its command. Of this class, the case of Conner v. Long
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  18. that of Buck v. Colbath
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  19. supra, fell within the latter. And in distinguishing that case from Freeman v. Howe
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  20. as owner, may prosecute his right to restitution in either case in the same methods as pointed out in Krippendorf v. Hyde
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  21. supra, or he may pursue his remedy for damages against the officer, either personally for the trespass, as in Buck v. Colbath
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  22. supra, or for the breach of his official duty, upon his bond and against his sureties, as in the case of Lammon v. Feusier
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  23. ante, p. 111 U. S. 17 . The very point was involved in the decision in Hagan v. Lucas
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  24. of which effectually prevents their confusion, was set forth and vindicated in the judgment of this Court in Ableman v. Booth
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  25. And in Tarble's Case, 13 Wall. 397, commenting on this language of Chief Justice Taney in Ableman v. Booth
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  26. it to be such, and therefore he has it in his possession under color of process and claim of right. In Lammon v. Feusier
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  27. U.S. Supreme Court Covell v. Heyman
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  28. of Freeman v. Howe
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  29. of Taylor v. Carryl
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  30. of Krippendorf v. Hyde
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  31. of Conner v. Long
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  32. of Buck v. Colbath
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  33. of Lammon v. Feusier
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  34. In Lammon v. Feusier
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  35. Ableman v. Booth
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