Borland v. Kingsbury

The statute relative to courts held by justices of the peace enacts that the first process, except as thereinafter directed, shall be a summons, returnable not less than six nor more than twelve days from the date thereof. How. Stat. § 6826. The excepted cases are short summons by and against non-residents, attachment, warrant, and replevin.

*60Section 6831 provides that any plaintiff shall be entitled to an attachment against a defendant in any action founded on a judgment, or on a contract express or implied, if such plaintiff, or some person in his behalf, shall make and file with the justice…