Measell v. Baruch

This is a writ of error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Gloucester county.

Ón June 10, 1927, Leslie D. Measell instituted attachment proceedings against H. N. Baruch, a nonresident land owner. Baruch answered the attachment petition of the plaintiff, and on the issue thus joined the case was tried by a jury, which resulted in a verdict for the defendant.

The plaintiff is a real estate broker residing in Norfolk, Virginia. The defendant, a resident of the State of New York, is the owner of a farm in Gloucester county, known as “Eagle Point.” For a number of years plaintiff had this farm…