California Wine Co. v. Murray
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Motion lo discharge bail. Facts found by the court. The defendant was arrested under the provisions of Gen. Laws, c. 225, s. 8, the affidavit charging “ that he conceals his property so that no attachment or levy can be made, and that there is good reason to believe he is about to leave the state to avoid the payment of his debts.”
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Motion lo discharge bail. Facts found by the court. The defendant was arrested under the provisions of Gen. Laws, c. 225, s. 8, the affidavit charging “ that he conceals his property so that no attachment or levy can be made, and that there is good reason to believe he is about to leave the state to avoid the payment of his debts.” When the suit was commenced the defendant was the owner of property subject to attachment sufficient to secure the plaintiffs’ debt, and concealed it by giving a bill of sale of it to a third party and representing that he did not own it. After his arrest in this…
1Opinion of the CourtClark, J.
The defendant having been arrested on mesne process under Gen. Laws, c. 225, s. 8, procured bail, and at the return term of the writ moved that his bail be dischai’ged as provided in section ten of the same chapter, which is as follows: “At the return term of such writ, the defendant may move the court to be discharged, or that his bail or sureties may be discharged; and the court, upon satisfactory evidence that the defendant does not conceal his property and does not intend to leave the state, may order such discharge . . .” The court found that the defendant concealed his property when the…
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