Park v. Porter

This suit was commenced by attachment, to recover $418 63 of Porter. The sheriff returned that he had attached, in the hands of the captain and owners of the brig Gleaner, the cargo of molasses on board, belonging to the defendant, which was afterwards released and delivered to Nathaniel D. Chamberlin, the intervenor, on his giving bond and security. As soon as the molasses was attached, Chamberlin presented his petition, alleging that he was entitled to the possession of it, because the defendant having shipped said molasses applied to him to make advances thereon according to the custom of…