Ionian Bank, Ltd. v. Mamatos

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Schaffer,

In foreign attachment where the defendant dies, after entering a general appearance, but before judgment, does his death abate the action, is the question presented.

Plaintiff bank is located at Athens, Greece. It brought this foreign attachment proceeding under the Act of June 13, 1836, P. L. 568, 12 PS Sec. 2861 et seq., in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County against defendant who was a resident of the Island of Icaria in Greece, and summoned the Mellon National Bank as garnishee. The attachment was levied upon money or choses in action of…