T. Y. Brent, Son & Co. v. Shouse

The plaintiffs, averring themselves to be the creditors of the defendant, petitioned for a writ of attachment, on the ground that their claim had become duo, from the date of the surrender made by their debtor in the State of Kentucky, the place of his residence. The oath taken by their agent is, first, to the fact of the agency, and then proceeds to state :

“ That James II. Shouse, to the best of his knowledge and belief, is indebted to the said T. Y. Brent, SonS Co., in the full sum of $10,000, with interest from July 22d, 1857, and that the same is due and owing ; and that the said James…