Roelofson v. Hatch

By the Court,

Martin, J.

The statute of this State, in relation to proceedings by attachment, authorizes the writ to be executed upon the making and annexing thereto by the plaintiff; or some person in his behalf, an affidavit, stating, among other things, that the defendant therein is indebted to the plaintiff, and specifying, as near as may be, the amount of such indebtedness over and above all legal set-offs, and that the same is due upon contract express and implied, or upon judgment. See R. S., 514, § 2. This proceeding being a special statutory remedy, a strict compliance with its…