Legal Opinion

Lewis v. Kennedy

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided May 15, 1851Published

Error to Des Homes District Oourt.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Williams, C. J.

This action is brought upon a record of a judgment, certified from the court of common pleas of Trumbull County, Ohio. The plaintiff in the court below declared in debt, and sued out a writ of attachment. Upon appearing in defence of the action, the defendant by plea denied the facts set forth in the plaintiff’s affidavit, upon which the writ of attachment was founded. An issue *was made thereon and tried by a jury. The finding of the *58jury was for the plaintiff. Judgment was entered accordingly. The material allegation in the affidavit upon which the plaintiff sued…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Weed v. BishopSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1828
  2. Shearer v. ClayCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1822

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