Gibson v. Gillespie

Pennewill, C. J.,

delivering the opinion of the Court:

This is a motion to amend a sheriff’s return in accordance with the facts:

Under a writ of foreign attachment issued in the above stated case September 3, 1926, the sheriff of this county attached all the shares of stock of the defendant in the Columbia Syndicate.

Having attached said stock the officer left a certified copy of the process with the resident agent of that company at its principal office or place of business in this state, who gave to each officer a certificate, which, in substance, stated that the defendant owned 76,693 shares…