Legal Opinion

Palmer v. Hughes

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided January 6, 1897PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from an order of the Circuit Court for Howard County (Jones, J.), quashing an attachment on original process.

1Opinion of the CourtBoyd, J.

An attachment on original process for fraud was issued by the appellants against Robert H. Hughes on the i ith day of July, 1895. On the 28th day of June, of that year, Hughes had made a deed of trust for the benefit of his creditors to John E. Dempster and Louis T. Clark, but they did not file a bond, as required by the statute, to vest the title in them. The sheriff seized the stock of goods, wares and merchandise of the defendant, who was a merchant, and also laid the attachment in the hands of Messrs. Dempster & Clark. The defendant made a motion to quash the attachment and subsequently…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Thomas v. FordCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1885
  2. Dumay v. SanchezCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1889
  3. Buschman v. HannaCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1889
  4. Coulbourn v. FlemingCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1893
  5. Soper v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1881

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. American Tobacco Co. v. StricklingCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1898
  2. Long v. HawkenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1911
  3. Lee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1932
  4. Kennard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1940
  5. Catanzara Di Giorgio Co. v. F. W. Stock & SonsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1911

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