Bank of Phoebus v. Byrum
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Elizabeth City county in an action of debt with an ancillary attachment. Judgment for the defendant. Plaintiff assigns error.
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The Bank of Phoebus brought an action of debt against By-rum in the Circuit Court of Elizabeth City county, upon a negotiable note for $589, which was due and payable, and sued out an attachment and served the same upon the Merchants National Bank of Hampton, which had in its possession money belonging to the defendant. The defendant moved the court to quash the attachment on the sole ground that it was sued out on false suggestion; the defendant being a resident of the State of Virginia.
Byrum was born in North Carolina and resided there…
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