William Watson & Co. v. Sullivan

Watson & Co. commenced an action in the court of common pleas to recover a large sum of money against Sullivan. Nt the same time, the plaintiffs procured an order of attachment, and caused to be attached the property of the defendant, of the value of several thousand dollars. The defendant being personally served with a summons in the action, appeared, and moved the court to discharge the attachment. The attachment was discharged by the common pleas, and petition in error filed by Watson & Co., in the district court, to reverse the order *43of the common pleas discharging the attachment. A…