Hobgood v. Sylvester

Plaintiff commenced an action to recover an alleged debt from nonresident defendants. To obtain quasi-in-rem, jurisdiction over the defendants, plaintiff sought to attach a debt owed them by third-party Oregon residents. Prom an order quashing the return of service upon motion made by way of a special appearance, plaintiff appeals.

The debt sought to be attached in these proceedings was the unpaid balance of the purchase price of land, which debt had been evidenced by a negotiable promissory note and secured by a mortgage on the land. In answer to the notice of garnishment, the garnishees…