Knighton v. Bramlett

Taylor, Justice.

The question in this appeal is whether or not attorneys’ fees are allowable as damages upon the dissolution of an attachment and if such are allowable and not requested at the time of the dissolution of the attachment does the doctrine of estoppel or waiver apply so as to preclude the recovery of such in a separate suit.

On or about November 13, 1952, under Section 10-908, Code of Laws for South Carolina, John A.'Bramlett, Jr., sued out a writ of attachment on one Chevrolet car then on the lot of H. S. Knighton and Toy Taylor, d/b/a City Motor Company, a partnership, with…