Legal Opinion
Samuel Jones, Jr. v. Preuit & Mauldin
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 21, 1985No. 84-7482PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
On February 24, 1984, Samuel Jones filed suit against Preuit & Mauldin, a partnership engaged in the business of servicing equipment. The complaint alleged that on April 8, 1982, the defendants, acting pursuant to ALA.CODE § 35-11-111 (1975), obtained writs of attachment for three International Harvester cotton pickers belonging to Jones. The sheriff of Lawrence County seized the machines on April 18,1982, without notice to Jones or a pre-seizure hearing. The attachment also took place prior to judgment in the defendants’ underlying state court actions for a debt for…
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