Herrick v. Theberge

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

On defendants’ motion to dissolve a $100,000 ex parte attachment on their real estate, the Superior Court (Androscoggin County) upheld the attachment, but reduced its amount to $50,000. On appeal, defendants contend that the affidavits filed in support of plaintiffs’ motion for the attachment bore legally inadequate jurats and were factually insufficient to justify the court’s granting the motion. We do not agree.

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Plaintiffs Donald and Sylvia Herrick occupy an apartment in a building owned by defendants, Thomas and Michael Theberge. On July 26, 1982, plaintiffs brought…