Williams v. Jones
Court of Appeals of Maryland
•Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. .On the 20th of December, 1871, an attachment on warrant was sued out hy the appellee against Milton A. Jones, a non-resident, and laid in the hands of George H. Williams, trustee in the case of Jones, et al. vs. Stoclcett, et al., pending in the Circuit Court of Baltimore City.
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•Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. .On the 20th of December, 1871, an attachment on warrant was sued out hy the appellee against Milton A. Jones, a non-resident, and laid in the hands of George H. Williams, trustee in the case of Jones, et al. vs. Stoclcett, et al., pending in the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The declaration alleged that Milton A. Jones, together with a certain William E. Jones, and Elizabeth Ann Jones, by a joint and several bond, dated the 23rd of December, 1846, promised to pay the plaintiff the sum of $1500, and that no part thereof had been paid. The…
1Opinion of the CourtBartol, C. J.
The bond of Milton A. Jones and others, which constitutes the cause of action in this case is a sufficient evidence of debt to support the attachment.
It is a bond conditioned for the payment of money, and although the exact amount it was intended to secure is not stated in the condition, yet this may be certainly ascertained. The instrument contains all the elements or data necessary to enable the Court and jury to ascertain the amount due thereon ; and to justify the appellee in verifying the same by his oath. This is all that is required by our attachment laws, as was decided in Wilson vs.…
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