John T. Hardie & Co. v. Colvin

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Watkins, J.

Several creditors of the defendant obtained attachments against him, and under their respective writs concurrent seizures were made; and the property being insufficient to satisfy all, strife arose between them as to their rights to priority of payment — this right of priority not depending upon the nature of the debts, or date of seizure; but each party, in turn, relying upon alleged acts .of fraud, or misconduct on the part of the other, to defeat the seizures, respectively.

In this case, plaintiff’s suit is predicated on a large debt of…