Peters Sportswear Co., Inc. v. Eastland Woolen Mills, Inc.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Cohen,

Plaintiff, a Pennsylvania corporation, commenced an action of assumpsit by causing a writ of foreign at*136tachment to be issued against defendant, a foreign corporation. Because it held accounts receivable from defendant, plaintiff named itself as garnishee,1 was served with the writ and complaint, and forwarded copies to defendant as required by Pa. R. C. P. 1267. Pursuant to Rule 1271, defendant filed preliminary objections raising a question of jurisdiction and alleging that at the time of service of the attachment, plaintiff, as garnishee, had no property of…