Seattle Crockery Co. v. Haley

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Stiles, J.

Cerf, Schloss & Co., of San Francisco, brought suit in the United States circuit court against the respondent for the recovery of certain money, a large part of which was not due. In aid of their suit an attachment was issued, in pursuance of which the marshal seized the entire stock of goods of the respondent, and held them during six days, until the writ was discharged on the ground that it had been improperly issued. This was an action upon the attachment bond against the sureties only, *304the principals being non-residents, and not…