Legal Opinion

Shedd v. Calumet Const. Co.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided January 4, 1921No. 2779PublishedCited by 2 opinions

In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Indiana. Action by the Calumet Construction Company against Edward A. Shedd and another. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants bring error.

1Opinion of the Court

AESCHUEER, Circuit Judge.

[1] A tort action in attachment was brought in the Indiana state court by defendant in error company against the Shedds, plaintiffs in error, and removed to the federal court. The service was by publication. One of the alleged errors is in the overruling of the Shedds’ motion to quash the attachment and service, upon the ground that the statutes of Indiana do not authorize attachment in actions in tort. The statute authorizes attachment upon the grounds therein stated, “where the action is for the recovery of money.” Section 947, Burns’ R. S. Ind. 1914.…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Collins v. StanleyWyoming Supreme Court · 1907
  2. Kidd v. SeifertSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1901
  3. Pennsylvania Insurance v. MurphySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1860
  4. Carolina Agency Co. v. GarlingtonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1910
  5. Cain v. PerfectSupreme Court of Kansas · 1913

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Terpstra v. Farmers and Merchants BankIndiana Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. Weissbaum v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1931

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