McGill v. W. P. Fuller & Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Gilliam, J., entered May 29, 1906, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for damages for wrongfully suing out a writ of attachment.
1Opinion of the CourtRudkin, J.
This was an action to recover damages for suing out a writ of attachment wrongfully, maliciously, and without reasonable cause to believe the grounds upon which the same was issued to be true. The items of damage claimed were as follows: For permanent improvements made by the plaintiff in fixing up the storeroom in which he was conducting his business at the time of the levy of the writ, $100; for detention of tools levied upon under the writ, $100; for expenses incurred in defending the attachment suit, $50; for destruction of business, $500; and for loss of profits, $500. The jury returned…
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