Augir v. Foresman

The opinion of the court was delivered by

White, J.

This was an action brought by appellant against respondent on October 5, 1899, on a promissory note due October 19, 1899. An affidavit for a writ of attachment was filed in the action, under § 290, 2 Hill’s Code, which provides that an action may be commenced and the property of a debtor may be attached previous to the time, when the debt becomes due, when nothing but time is wanting to fix an absolute indebtedness, and when the affidavit, in addition to that fact, states certain grounds, *596—among others, that the defendant is ahont to dispose…