Morganti v. Abramson

On December 18, 1952, the plaintiff instituted an action of slander against the defendant. Before service was made, the plaintiff obtained from the Superior Court, to which the writ had been made returnable, an order commanding the attachment of the defendant’s property in the amount of $20,000, the sum set forth in the ad damnum clause. After service ivas made, the defendant applied for an order reducing the attachment as excessive. Upon hearing had, an order was entered releasing so much of the property under attachment as exceeded $2000. From this order the plaintiff has appealed to this…