Bassett v. Foster

The complaint as amended alleged an indebtedness of the defendant to the plaintiff, the items of which were stated in a bill of particulars annexed; that a previous action had been brought to recover the indebtedness within the period allowed by the applicable statute of limitations and an attachment made of the defendant’s property; that the action had failed because of the neglect of the officer to whom the writ was given for service to return it to court before the return day; but that, instead of returning it he left it at the office of the plaintiff’s attorney where it was not discovered…