Giddings v. Freedbey
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Vermont. This cause comes here upon writ of error to review a judgment of the Circuit Court, district of Vermont, against the plaintiffs in error, who were defendants below. Theaction is for trespass, and thejudgment was entered upon verdict of a jury in favor of defendants in error for $996. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion. ,
1Opinion of the Court
UACOMBE, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs, citizens and residents of Pennsylvania, owned a marble mill operated by steam, and a quarry connected therewith, all in Dorset, Vt. On April 8] 1902, a writ of attachment in favor of one Gilman B. Wilson, of Dorset, against the senior plaintiff, William G. Freedley, was duly issued, in which the ad damnum was $12,000. This writ was seasonably placed in the hands of defendant Giddings, of Manchester, a constable having authority to serve the same. Under the laws of Vermont, such an attachment can be served upon real property only by delivering a true and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Folsom v. Town of UnderhillSupreme Court of Vermont · 1864
- Hill v. WentworthSupreme Court of Vermont · 1856
- Harris v. HaynesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1861
- Kendall v. HathawaySupreme Court of Vermont · 1894
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