New York Court of Appeals May 5, 1875 (Tiffany v. . Lord)

Gray, C.

The proof that the property was taken from the possession of the plaintiff was sufficient evidence of his title to it at the time it was taken. The question is, whether it was taken with or without legal authority depends upon the validity of the attachment under which it was seized; and in order to its validity a bond, and such an one as is required by statute, was necessary to confer