Case Name: ENOCH MARTIN, Respondent, v. RICHARD WARBURTON, Appellant; and JAMES M. LYNCH, Respondent, v. WM. H. LEE, Appellant
Court: Utah Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Utah
Decision Date: 1875-06
Citations: 1 Utah 271
Docket Number: 
Parties: ENOCH MARTIN, Respondent, v. RICHARD WARBURTON, Appellant, and JAMES M. LYNCH, Respondent, v. WM. H. LEE, Appellant.
Judges: Emerson, J., concurs.
Reporter: Utah Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 271–273

Head Matter:
ENOCH MARTIN, Respondent, v. RICHARD WARBURTON, Appellant, and JAMES M. LYNCH, Respondent, v. WM. H. LEE, Appellant.
[Tooele Mandamus Cases],
Preceding Gase Affirmed. — Judgment reversed upon the authority of Chamberlain v. Warburton, Ante.
Property Held by Outgoing Sheriff. — Articles of personal property held by an outgoing Sheriff under an attachment, are not property pertaining to the office, in the sense that a delivery will be compelled by Mandamus.
In such a case the incoming Sheriff has an adequate remedy either by Replevin, or by a suit on the bond of the outgoing Sheriff.
Appeals from the Third District Court.
The facts appear in the opinion.
J. G. Sutherland, for Appellants.
Tilford & Sagan, for Respondents.

Opinion:
Lowe, C. J.,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
Emerson, J., concurs.
Boreman, J., dissents.
These two cases are appeals from the Third District Court of the same character as the preceding case, and affected by the same'error, and like order will be made in them.
In the last case, Lynch v. Lee, it appears .that there was no right of recovery shown in any view. Lynch, .as Sheriff, claimed a surrender from the Defendant of the Looks, records, &c., appertaining to the office of Sheriff, It appeared in evidence that the Defendant had abso-. lutely nothing of that character within his control, but that he did have in his control articles of personal property held under a writ of attachment, which writ of attachment had been returned to the Court. The Court upon the mandamus proceeding ordered a delivery of this property to the Plaintiff. Plainly these articles did not appertain to the office of Sheriff in such sense that mandamus would lie for their delivery. If the incoming Sheriff was entitled to their possession, his remedy at law was simple and adequate. He could either proceed ill Replevin, or by action upon the bond of the outgoing Sheriff.