‘The defendant is not to be found in my bailiwick’ is a bad return to a writ of capias. – Negligence in the execution of mesne process is no ground for an attachment against the sheriff.
Citations:
[1837] EngR 263, (1837) 2 M and W 316, (1837) 150 ER 777 (B)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Litigation Practice
Updated: 31 January 2022; Ref: scu.313380