Aaron v. Richmond

The defendant Henry Richmond moves to vacate an order for his arrest. The motion is made upon the papers on which the order of arrest was granted. The order in question is challenged upon the ground that it was improperly granted, because the action is of an equitable nature, and an order of arrest is not authorized except in an action at law. The complaint in substance alleges that the said .defendant sold a cleaning, dyeing and tailoring business to the plaintiff for the sum of $3,000 — $2,000 in cash and $1,000 in ten promissory notes, secured by a purchase money chattel mortgage; that the…