Ridley v. Ridley
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
In error from the circuit court of Madison county; Hon. Robert C. Perry, judge. The record shows, that the appellee, Samuel J. Ridley, sued out an attachment against the appellant in the circuit court of Madison county.
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In error from the circuit court of Madison county; Hon. Robert C. Perry, judge. The record shows, that the appellee, Samuel J. Ridley, sued out an attachment against the appellant in the circuit court of Madison county. Preparatory to obtaining the writ of attachment, Samuel J. Ridley made affidavit, “that Moses Ridley was justly indebted to him in the sum of $121,294 30-100, to the best of his knowledge and belief; and that the said Moses Ridley was not a resident of the said State of Mississippi, so that the ordinary process of the law could be served upon him,” &c. This affidavit was made…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Yerger
This suit was commenced by attachment in the circuit court of Madison county, against Moses Ridley, as a non-resident under the provision of the 11th section of the act of June 7th, 1852. Hutch. Code, 801. That section provides, that attach*656ments at the suits of residents of the State shall issue against non-residents, having real or personal estate within it, “under the rules, regulations, and restrictions,” that apply to attachments against absconding debtors, and directs that the like proceedings shall be had in each case.
The 16th section of the same act provides, in the case of absconding…
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