Nicolls v. Lawrence

These several cases, in which the questions raised are similar, were cases commenced before a justice by attachment, and judgment was rendered in each for the plaintiffs (defendants here) and against the defendants (who are plaintiffs here). The defendants below severally bring them to this court by common-law certiorari.

In the first two cases, though several other points are raised, one point only need be noticed, which is precisely the same in both cases.

The writ of attachment, in the first case, was issued on the 8th of October, 1873, returnable on the 17th of the same month; in the…