Loeb v. Smith Bros. & Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Attachment. Affidavit. Laws. Words and Phrases. Construction. Pleadings. Before Judge Bower. Decatur Superior Court. November Adjourned Term, 1886, Smith Brothers & Company and H. Myers & Brothers petitioned for attachments, under §8297 of the code.
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Attachment. Affidavit. Laws. Words and Phrases. Construction. Pleadings. Before Judge Bower. Decatur Superior Court. November Adjourned Term, 1886, Smith Brothers & Company and H. Myers & Brothers petitioned for attachments, under §8297 of the code. The petition and verification were as follows: “The petition of Herman Myers, Sigo Myers and Fred; S. Myers, doing business under the firm name and style of H. Myers & Brothers, respectfully shows that Jonas Loeb, a resident of said county, is indebted to them in the sum of three hundred and seventy-six 36-100 dollars; that said Loeb was doing…
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Chief Justice.
1. The questions involved in these cases arise upon a stat. ute enacted in 1873, code, §3297 et seq., and prior decisions of this court afford but little light, if any, in solving them. The statute provides that, “ Whenever a debtor shall sell or convey or conceal his property liable for the payment of his debts, for the purpose of avoiding the payment of the same, or whenever a debtor shall threaten, or prepare so to do, his creditors may petition the judge of the superior court of the circuit where the debtor resides, if qualified to act, and if not, the judge of any…
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