Legal Opinion

May v. Gamble

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided April 15, 1874PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Second Judicial Circuit, for Jefferson County. The opinion of the Court contains a statement of the case-

1Opinion of the CourtEandall, C. J.

This suit was commenced by an attachment against Sloan as a non-resident, and by service of a summons upon the defendant May. The amount claimed in the affidavit upon which the attachment was issued, was $5,248.20. The penalty of the bond executed upon tbe issuing of tbe attachment was $10,500 and was signed by two sureties, who each made ■oath that he was worth the sum of $5,250 over and above his liabilities #nd the exemptions allowed by law.

The defendant, Sloan, made a motion to dismiss the proceedings and the attachment on the grounds that the bond is insufficient because it does not…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Sheehy v. Mandeville & JamessonSupreme Court of the United States · 1810
  2. Hawley v. FooteNew York Supreme Court · 1838
  3. McKay v. LaneSupreme Court of Florida · 1853
  4. Proctor v. HartSupreme Court of Florida · 1854
  5. Randall v. ParramoreSupreme Court of Florida · 1847

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. CrosbySupreme Court of Florida · 1907
  2. Sullivan v. McMillanSupreme Court of Florida · 1890
  3. Frank Herman & Co. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Florida · 1895
  4. Hannah v. James A. Ryder Corp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
  5. United States v. Carl Jonathan NillCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975

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