Legal Opinion
Christopher v. Brown
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided April 2, 1951No. 37904PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLee, J.
R. M. Christopher, doing business as East End Motor Company, on May 20, 1949, made affidavit that Leon Brown, Jr., was indebted to him in the snm of $350, and prayed for the issuance of a writ of attachment against his estate. The affidavit contained all of the 11 grounds mentioned in Section 2679, Code 1942.
Process was issued and served the same day. A Chevrolet automobile was taken into possession by the sheriff. The bond of Christopher and his sureties in the amount of $350 was approved.
Thereafter, he filed his declaration, returnable to the November term of the circuit court, alleging…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Sikes v. ThomasMississippi Supreme Court · 1942
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