Hewlett v. Shaw

Campbell J.:

The bill in this case was filed to restrain the enforcement of a writ of attachment against certain lands alleged to have been conveyed to complainant by the attachment debtor, with knowledge in the defendant before the attachment was sued out. An answer was put in and replied to, and au order was made to examine witnesses in open court. The case being noticed for hearing on pleadings and proofs, the Circuit Judge refused to permit any wit*347nesses to be examined, and dismissed the bill for want of equity. The answer, in addition to meeting the facts, claimed the benefit of a…