Coakley v. Rickard

Plaintiff is a physician in Hew York who attended defendant’s daughter in a severe illness at the father’s request. Defendant is a resident of the State of Hevada. Plaintiff’s bill has not been paid, and the only dispute upon the merits is as to the amount. Hot being able to collect it by other means, plaintiff assigned his claim to a resident of Hevada and obtained judgment by default. Defendant was subsequently found here and served with process in an action upon that judgment, which had been assigned back to plaintiff. At the same time certain moneys claimed to belong to him were attached…