Morgan v. Ownbey
Superior Court of Delaware
Action by foreign attachment in the Superior Court by John Pierpont Morgan, William P. Hamilton, Herbert L. Satterlee and Lewis C. Ledyard, executors of John Pierpont Morgan, deceased, against James A. Ownbey. Entry of appearance by attorneys for defendant on the appearance docket, etc., as in ordinary actions, without giving security required by statute. Motion to strike off. Granted.
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Action by foreign attachment in the Superior Court by John Pierpont Morgan, William P. Hamilton, Herbert L. Satterlee and Lewis C. Ledyard, executors of John Pierpont Morgan, deceased, against James A. Ownbey. Entry of appearance by attorneys for defendant on the appearance docket, etc., as in ordinary actions, without giving security required by statute. Motion to strike off. Granted. Judgment for want of appearance at the second (March) term, amount to be ascertained by inquisition at bar. Motion to open judgment and permit defendant to appear and disprove claim of plaintiffs, without…
1Opinion of the Court
Pennewill, C. J.,
delivering the opinion of the Court in Banc:
On December 23, 1915, a writ of foreign attachment was issued against the defendant at the suit of the plaintiffs, and the sheriff was directed, by indorsement on the writ, to summon as garnishee the Wooten Land and Fuel Company, and to take bail in the sum of two hundred thousand dollars. The writ was issued on the filing of the usual affidavit prescribed by the statute in such cases, viz.: That the defendant was indebted to the plaintiff in a sum exceeding fifty dollars, and that the defendant resided out of the State of Delaware.
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Also in this document: Per curiam 1; Per curiam 2.
2Cases cited59 opinions
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Reynolds v. StocktonSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Ladd v. . StevensonNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Noonan v. BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- Stacy v. Thrasher Ex Rel. SellersSupreme Court of the United States · 1848
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3Cited by10 opinions
- U. S. Industries, Inc. v. GreggDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1972
- U. S. Industries, Inc., a Corporation, and Diversacon Industries, Inc., a Corporation v. F. Browne GreggCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Wootton Land & Fuel Co. v. OwnbeyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1920
- McLaughlin v. BahreSuperior Court of Delaware · 1933
- Woods v. SpoturnoSuperior Court of Delaware · 1936
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