Legal Opinion

Smith v. Gilbert

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided October 18, 1898PublishedCited by 25 opinions

Action in the nature of assumpsit against a non-resident, brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County where the defendant filed a plea to the jurisdiction and the court, Robinson, J., upon an agreed statement of facts, reserved the cause for the consideration and advice of this court.

1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.

The complaint describes the plaintiffs as residents of Maryland, the defendant as a resident of Wisconsin and as owning property in Connecticut.

By the doings of the officer, as set forth in his return upon the original complaint, the plaintiffs claim to have atr tached, under §§ 910 and 916 of the General Statutes, the defendant’s interest in the land owned by his father at the time of his death, and to have attached, under §§ 1231 and 1245, the legacy or distributive share to become due to the defendant from the estate of his father, and to have garnisheed the defendant’s interest in certain…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Punderson v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1803
  2. Stamford Bank v. FerrisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1845
  3. Easterly v. GoodwinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1868

3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Artman v. ArtmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1930
  2. Coyne v. PlumeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1916
  3. Collins v. LewisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1930
  4. Murphy v. DantowitzSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
  5. Samson v. BerginSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1951

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