King v. Will J. Block Amusement Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Alice Fischer Harcourt King, from ' an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Hew York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 23d day of March, 1908, vacating a warrant of attachment.
1Opinion of the Court
Laughlin, J.:
The order recites that the motion was granted solely upon the ground that defendant has been adjudicated a bankrupt and discharged in bankruptcy and on account of its insolvency.
The action is to recover damages for breach of a contract and the warrant of attachment was issued on account of the non-residence of the defendant. The warrant of attachment was issued on the 5th day of April, 1907, and under it the sheriff levied on two theatrical productions and took possession of the scenery and of the box office receipts. On obtaining the warrant plaintiff gave the usual undertaking…
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- McCombs v. . AllenNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
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