Roddey v. Erwin
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Witherspoon, J., York, December, 1887. This was a motion by AV. L. Erwin to vacate a warrant of attachment issued against his property by the clerk of court at the suit of W. L. Roddey & Co. The warrant was issued upon the following affidavits: James F. Reid, one of the plaintiffs above named, being duly sworn, says : I. That William L. Erwin, the above named defendant, is justly and truly indebted to said plaintiffs, under their firm-name of AV.
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Before Witherspoon, J., York, December, 1887. This was a motion by AV. L. Erwin to vacate a warrant of attachment issued against his property by the clerk of court at the suit of W. L. Roddey & Co. The warrant was issued upon the following affidavits: James F. Reid, one of the plaintiffs above named, being duly sworn, says : I. That William L. Erwin, the above named defendant, is justly and truly indebted to said plaintiffs, under their firm-name of AV. L. Roddey & Co., in the full sum of nine hundred and six dollars and forty-four cents, balance on account for goods and 'merchandise sold and…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
MR. Justice McGowan.
On November 5, 1887, the plaintiffs sued the defendant on several claims, amounting in the aggregate to something over $1,000, and at the same time.the clerk of the court for York County, at the instance of the plaintiffs, and upon the affidavit of J. F. Reid, a member of the firm, issued an attachment against the defendant, alleging that he was disposing of his property and converting it into money, with intent to leave the State and defraud his creditors. Certain perishable property of the defendant was attached and sold under the…
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