Legal Opinion

Clark v. Bryan

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided June 15, 1860PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas. The action in this case was brought on the 14th of May 1858, by the appellee against the appellants, on a bond, dated the 5th of October 1857, of the defendants to the plaintiffs to’dissolve an attachment in the case of the Plaintiffs vs. J. M. Hale.

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Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas. The action in this case was brought on the 14th of May 1858, by the appellee against the appellants, on a bond, dated the 5th of October 1857, of the defendants to the plaintiffs to’dissolve an attachment in the case of the Plaintiffs vs. J. M. Hale. It was agreed that the record and proceedings in the case of Bryan Sf Lunt vs. Hale, should be submitted to the court, and if on them the court should be of opinion the plaintiffs are entitled to recover, judgment should be rendered for them, otherwise for the defendants, and either party to have the right…

1Opinion of the CourtBartol, J.

The decision of this appeal depends upon the validity of the judgment rendered by the court of Common Pleas, at the suit of the appellees against J. M. Hale. The proceedings in that suit are set out in the record before us, and it appears, from those proceedings, that on the 2nd of October 1857, an attachment on warrant was issued at the suit of the appellees against Hale as a non-resident; the attachment was accompanied with the ordinary summons to him — both returnable the second Monday of January following. At the return day, the sheriff made return to the attachment “that he had taken…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Barney v. Patterson's LesseeCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1824
  2. President of the Bank of the United States v. Merchants Bank of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1848
  3. Kilburn v. WoodworthNew York Supreme Court · 1809
  4. Raborg's Adm'x. v. Hammond's Adm'r.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1827
  5. Powles v. DilleyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1850

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Ferguson v. . CrawfordNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
  2. Grover & Baker Sewing MacHine Co. v. RadcliffeSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
  3. Executors of Fooks v. GhingherCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1937
  4. Barber v. MorrisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
  5. Wilmerding v. Corbin Banking Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1899

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