Case ID: thomp-cook_4/html/0669-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "Lawrence, J.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Clews v. Rockford, Rock Island and St. Louis Railroad Company, appellant.
    
      Attachment—when allowed.
    
    In an action for damages for a breach of contract to deliver bonds, held (following Lawton v. Beü, 84 How. 465), that an attachment under Code, § 229, could issue.
    Appeal from an order at the special term denying a motion to vacate an attachment. The action was brought by Henry Clews and another against the Bockford, Bock Island and St. Louis Bailroad Company to recover the sum of $45,000 and interest, as damages for the breach of an alleged contract to deliver to plaintiff certain town bonds. The defendant is a foreign corporation located and incorporated in Illinois.
    
      Henry J. Seudder and James 8. Stearns, for appellant.
    
      Crosby & Kent, for respondents.
   Lawrence, J.

The opinion holds that the case mentioned in the head-note, which states fully the point decided, disposes of this ease.

Judgment affirmed.