Wilson v. Crooker

The plaintiff held a mortgage covering two horses, which are alleged to have been converted by the defendant. The defendant attached them as the property of the mortgagor, one upon a writ in favor of one creditor, and the other upon another writ in favor of a different creditor. The plaintiff could protect his rights against each attachment by demanding of the defendant payment of his claim, and stating “ in writing a just and true account of the debt or demand for which the property was liable to him,” in accordance with the provisions of the Pub. Sts. c. 161, § 75.

The purpose of the statute…