Case Name: Eddy v. Smith
Court: South Carolina Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: South Carolina
Decision Date: 1833-01
Citations: 1 Hill 4
Docket Number: 
Parties: Eddy v. Smith.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Carolina Law Reports
Volume: 19
Pages: 4–4

Head Matter:
Eddy v. Smith.
The sheriff had levied on two horses, by virtue of an execution, in this case, and kept them in his possession until the day of sale. On a rule against the sheriff to compel him to pay over the proceeds of the sale ; Held, that what was a reasonable compensation to the sheriff for keeping the horses, was a question for the presiding judge to decide; and that 21 cents per diem was a reasonable and the customary allowance.

Opinion:
Per
Martin, J.
Confirming the decision of Mr. Justice Earle, at Marion, Fall Term, 1832.