Legal Opinion

Garst v. Canfield

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided June 16, 1921Published

Assumpsit.

1Opinion of the CourtSweetland, C. J.

The above entitled proceeding is an action of the case in assumpsit commenced in the Superior Court against John G. Canfield and John G. Canfield Company, a corporation.

The writ commanded the attachment of the personal estate of the defendants in the hands and possession of the Mechanics National Bank of Providence, which attachment appears by the officer’s return on the writ to have been duly made. The cashier of said Mechanics National Bank filed an affidavit for said bank as garnishee, setting forth that at the time of the service of the copy of the writ in said cause upon said bank there…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Gifford v. RockettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1875
  2. Fuller v. StorerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1873
  3. Moors v. GoddardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888
  4. Carpenter v. McClureSupreme Court of Vermont · 1864
  5. Peck Bros. & Co. v. StrattonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1875

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