Farmers National Bank of Webster City v. Manke

CARTER, Justice.

Farmers National Bank of Webster City (the bank), the plaintiff in an action on a promissory note, appeals from a pretrial order discharging an attachment of the business real estate of the debtor, defendant, Robert Manke d/b/a Country Garden Store (Manke). The bank had sought and obtained an attachment, as an auxiliary remedy, on Manke’s business real estate based on the allegation that he was about to sell his property and place it beyond the reach of his creditors.

Manke filed a motion to discharge the attachment, supported by affidavit, and the bank filed counteraffidavits.…