Osborn v. Lloyd
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action of debt by book — both plaintiff and defendant belonged to the state of New York. This action was by foreign attachment, describing the defendant as an absent absconding debtor, and a copy of the writ was left in service with of in the county of Fairfield, agent, factor, trustee and debtor to the defendant.
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Action of debt by book — both plaintiff and defendant belonged to the state of New York. This action was by foreign attachment, describing the defendant as an absent absconding debtor, and a copy of the writ was left in service with of in the county of Fairfield, agent, factor, trustee and debtor to the defendant. Plea in abatement — That said debt was contracted in the state of New York and that both plaintiff and defendant were citizens and inhabitants of the state of New York, and that neither of them are or ever were inhabitants of any town in this state. Demurrer.
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment- — -Plea insufficient. The attaching of visible property gives jurisdiction to the court of causes otherwise not within its jurisdiction. By the foreign attachment, the invisible property of the debtor is attached and holden within this county and gives jurisdiction to the court.
2Cited by4 opinions
- Murphy v. DantowitzSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
- Savings Bank of Danbury v. LoeweSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Barber v. MorganSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1911
- Sill v. Bank of the United StatesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1823