Hansen Mercantile Co. v. Wyman, Partridge & Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Steele county to recover $20,000’ for alleged malicious levy of an attachment. The case was tried before Buckham, J., and a jury which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $763.12. From an order denying their motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtJaggakd, J.
The defendant, a creditor of the plaintiff corporation, operating a mercantile business, attached certain property of plaintiff. Upon ap plication the district court dissolved the attachment. Plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for malicious attachment. Before evidence was introduced, the defendant moved the court to direct a judgment in its behalf on the pleadings upon the following grounds:
I. “That it stands admitted by the pleadings that subsequent to the issue and levy of the attachment mentioned in the complaint, and sub sequent to the resulting injury complained of, the…
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