Coates v. Sangston
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Apjpjsal Irotn Baltimoie County Court, This was an attachment on warrant, issued by the appellants, on the 13th of November 184.8, against Cunningham, as an absconding debtor, and on the same day laid in the hands of the Sangstons, as garnishees.
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Apjpjsal Irotn Baltimoie County Court, This was an attachment on warrant, issued by the appellants, on the 13th of November 184.8, against Cunningham, as an absconding debtor, and on the same day laid in the hands of the Sangstons, as garnishees. The affidavit of one of the plaintiffs, made before the justice who oideied the wilt, states, that he is credibly informed and believes Cunningham “is actually run away and fled from justice, and removed from his place of abode with int,ent to injure and defraud his creditors.” The garnishees appeared and plead: — 1st, non-assumpsit for Cunninghim;…
1Opinion of the CourtTuck, J.
This was a proceeding by attachment, at the instance of the appellants, against Edward Cunningham, as an absconding debtor, which was laid in the hands of the appellees, who appeared as garnishees. Issues were joined on the pleas of *129non-assumpsit by Cunningham and nulla bono, as to the defendants. The jury having found for the plaintiffs on the first issue and against them on the second, the record was brought to this court upon an exception taken' at the trial by the plaintiffs.
It appears that Cunningham had agreed in writing, not under seal, to perform certain work on houses of the…
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