Flagg v. Platt
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Writ of error, brought to the superior court to reverse a judgment in a scire facias rendered by a justice of the peace against the plaintiffs in error as garnishees. Judgment affirmed by the superior court, (Pardee, /.,) and motion in error by the plaintiffs. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtPark, J.
This court has repeatedly decided that it is the policy of our law to subject all the property of a debtor, not exempt from execution, to the payment of his debts. Abundant evidence of the correctness of these decisions can be found in a careful examination of the statutes upon the subject. These statutes have been enacted from time to time, and courts of justice have liberally construed them in favor of creditors. Many cases have arisen under the general statute of foreign attachment, and this court has repeatedly extended its provisions beyond the letter of the law, to cases manifestly…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Emerson v. GoodwinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1833
3Cited by2 opinions
- Prudential Mortgage & Investment Co. v. City of New BritainSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1937
- Middletown Savings Bank v. JarvisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1866