Legal Opinion
First National Bank of Damariscotta v. Staab
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 27, 1986PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLASSMAN, Justice.
George Staab 1 appealed from an order entered by the Superior Court (Lincoln County) granting an attachment of his property in the amount of $154,075.18. The plaintiff, First National Bank of Da-mariscotta (the Bank), had filed a motion for attachment supported by an affidavit signed by a vice president of the Bank. Because it is apparent on its face that the affidavit does not justify an attachment in that amount, we vacate the order approving the attachment.
Under the rule governing prejudgment attachments, M.R.Civ.P. 4A, the movant must show that there is a reasonable…
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