Legal Opinion

Downs v. Ringgold

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided June 9, 1897PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Case 65 — PETITION ORDINARY 1. The fact .that appellant had m> property in this State subject to execution was not sufficient evidence upon which to sustain the grounds of attachment, in view of the fact that he had always had good credit, and was a man of established business integrity, there being nothing to show that the debts of appellees would he endangered by the delay. Robinson v. Mclnteer, 15 Ky.

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Case 65 — PETITION ORDINARY 1. The fact .that appellant had m> property in this State subject to execution was not sufficient evidence upon which to sustain the grounds of attachment, in view of the fact that he had always had good credit, and was a man of established business integrity, there being nothing to show that the debts of appellees would he endangered by the delay. Robinson v. Mclnteer, 15 Ky. Law Rept., 128. I, The evidence in this case shows that the appellant had no property subject to execution and shows suspicious circumstances which prove that the debts of appellees would…

1Opinion of the Court

JUDGE WHITE

delivered the opinion of the court.

The appellees, Ringgold & Co. and Geo. A. Hart and others, some ten in number, brought their action in tbe Galloway Circuit Court against appellant Downs for debts due them, and each sued oult attachments against appellant and caused the same to be levied and garnishees summoned. No defense was made to the several demands of appellees, and judgments were rendered on the demands. The grounds of the attachments in each case were by tbe affidavit of appellant controverted and all of said cases, for the purposes of the trial of the attachment branch,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Dunn's Trustee v. McAlpin & Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1890

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Isrin v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
  2. Moors v. Kentucky Electrical Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1919
  3. Boone v. EvansCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
  4. Walker v. Grayson County State BankCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931

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