Legal Opinion

Cole ex rel. Fie v. William H. Flitcraft & Co.

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided December 14, 1877PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Cecil County. On the 27th October, 1873, Jesse J. Cole, of Cecil County, issued an attachment out of the Circuit Court for said County, against Flitcraft & Co., of Philadelphia, Pa., and on the 1st November, 1873, the writ was levied on certain property of the defendants within the county. On the 5th November, the defendants entered their appearance and dissolved the attachment.

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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Cecil County. On the 27th October, 1873, Jesse J. Cole, of Cecil County, issued an attachment out of the Circuit Court for said County, against Flitcraft & Co., of Philadelphia, Pa., and on the 1st November, 1873, the writ was levied on certain property of the defendants within the county. On the 5th November, the defendants entered their appearance and dissolved the attachment. The cause was continued by various pleadings until the 12th December, 1876, when an amended declaration was filed, containing the common counts, to which, among others, the defendant…

1Opinion of the CourtBowie, J.

The material point presented hy the record in this case is, whether the pendency of a prior attachment in this State is a good replication to a plea of judgment of condemnation, recovered (in a Court of competent jurisdiction in another State) against the defendants, as garnishees of the plaintiff, and execution thereof made and satisfied. '

■ The appellant (plaintiff below) sued the appellees', by attachment on warrant, issued out of the Circuit Court for Cecil County, on the 27th of October, 1873. The cause was continued by various pleadings, until the 12th of December, 1876, when an amended…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Wallace v. McConnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1839
  2. Bissell v. BriggsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1813
  3. Bowne v. JoyNew York Supreme Court · 1812
  4. Barney v. Patterson's LesseeCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1824
  5. President of the Bank of the United States v. Merchants Bank of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1848

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Conrad v. BuckWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1883
  2. Omer v. OmerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1920
  3. Schwartz v. RandolphCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1934
  4. Patterson v. Safe Deposit & Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1906
  5. The Ostby Barton Co. v. GoldmanSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1899

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