Hawley v. Bristol
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Scire facias in foreign attachment; brought to the Supe-' rior Court, and reserved on facts found for advice. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion. Sanford, for the plaintiff. BullocJc, for the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.
The following are the material facts in this case:
Herbert & Doty contracted to build a house for the defendant, to be paid for in instalments, the last payment of $625 to be made' on completion of the house. On the 12th day of November, 1870, and before the house was completed, they assigned and transferred to Elias Doty the sum of $625 then due and thereafter to become due on said contract, and thereby requested the defendant to pay said sum to the as-signee; The defendant on the same day had notice of the assignment. Fifty dollars only of the last instalment had then been earned ; the…
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