Green v. Gillet
Supreme Court of Connecticut
MOTION for a new trial. This wras a scire-fadas against Gillet, as garnishee in a process of foreign attachment. On the 5th of January, 1811, the plaintiffs commenced their suit by foreign attachment, against'!?, and A. Townsend, returnable to the Ncw-Haven county court; and on the same day, a copy was duly left in service with the defendant, as their agent, &c.
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MOTION for a new trial. This wras a scire-fadas against Gillet, as garnishee in a process of foreign attachment. On the 5th of January, 1811, the plaintiffs commenced their suit by foreign attachment, against'!?, and A. Townsend, returnable to the Ncw-Haven county court; and on the same day, a copy was duly left in service with the defendant, as their agent, &c. At the next June term of the court, the plaintiffs recovered judgment against E. and A. Townsend, for the sum of 8976 dollars, 25 cents, and costs; and on the 27th of June, 1811, took out execution, with.which, on the 22d of August,…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
This was a scire-facias, brought for the purpose of recovering a debt due from E. and A. Townsend to the plaintiffs, on the ground that the defendant was a debtor to E. and A. Townsend ; and the only question, which arose at the trial, was, whether the defendant was so indebted.
The defendant, for a debt due from him to E. and A. Townsend, at Derby in this state, executed his note, payable to the order of Norton & Bush, and having procured their endorsements, deliverd the same over to E. and J. Townsend, who were then at Derby. Soon afterwards, at New-Yorlc, E. and A. Townsend endorsed the…
2Cited by1 opinion
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