Case ID: scl_16/html/0336-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "\n      Mr. Justice Colcock.\n    ", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Edward Lynah, vs. The Commissioners of the Roads for St. Paul's Parish.
    
      The Commissioners of Beads issued execution for a fine and levied on plaintiffs goods; writ of replevin, for re-delivery of the goods so levied on, was quashed.
    
    The plaintiff having been fined by the board of commissioners and having failed to pay the fine, the commissioners issued an execution against his goods and levied on them. He obtained a writ of replevin and the sheriff re-delivered his goods. A motion was .made before Mr. Justice Colcock to quash the writ, which was granted. • A motion is now made to set aside that order, on the ground that replevin will lie in this case.
   The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Colcock.

After the repeated adjudications which have been made or this subject, I did not suppose any doubt could remain. The principle is weli established íhát .replevin will not lie in such cases. If an individual is unjustly deprived of his property by the illegal determination of inferior tribunals, diereis no doubt an action will lie against them; but a more effectual mode is to restrain them by prohibition, which may be done whenever they attempt to exceed their jurisdiction; and the appellant was well aware of his right to this remedy, for he actually exercised it in this very case, (as 1 suppose) at all events in a case against tliC commissioners of the roads. The subject is so well and so elaborately treated by TSfJ tTCtíl™ Sáy, m ine case oí wst and Cole, 2 Nott and M'Cord, that it is unnecessary.to attempt any further illustration of it. The motion is dismissed.

JYott and Richardson, Justices concurred.