Jensen v. Eames

CALLISTER, Chief Justice:

Plaintiff, a nonresident of the state of Utah, filed this action against defendant, a nonresident, to recover certain indebtedness evidenced by two promissory notes in the principal sum of $25,000, plus interest and attorney’s fees. With his complaint, plaintiff filed a motion and affidavit for attachment. A writ of attachment was issued, and 16,812,460 shares of common stock of Universal Rockwell Corporation, evidenced by two stock certificates, were attached on August 10, 1972. The trial court, on March 16, 1973, ordered release of the attachment upon deposit of a…