Case Name: Joseph Wetherow v. Jesse Croslin
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1872-03
Citations: 24 La. Ann. 128
Docket Number: No. 3773
Parties: Joseph Wetherow v. Jesse Croslin.
Judges: 
Reporter: Louisiana Annual Reports
Volume: 24
Pages: 128–129

Head Matter:
No. 3773.
Joseph Wetherow v. Jesse Croslin.
An attachment that lias been granted on the oath of tlie creditor, that the debtor was about to convert liis property into money, or evidences of debt, with intent, to place it beyond tho roach of liis creditors, should not be dissolved on motion of the debtor, that tho aflidavit is false, if the evidence offered on the trial of the motion shows that the debtor was making an effort to sell his property, or place it out of his hands.
APPEAL from the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, parish of Madison. Hough, J.
F. F. Farrar, for plaintiff and appellant. TPeZZes <& Mamey, for defendant and appellee.

Opinion:
Ludeling, C. J.
The plaintiff sued the defendant, on a promissory note, for six hundred and seventeen dollars and twenty-five cents, and he obtained an attachment against the defendant on the ground that he had reason to fear or believe that defendant was about " to convert his property into money or evidences of debt, with intent to place it beyond the reach of his creditors."
The defendant (without answering to the merits) filed a motion to dissolve the attachment, on the ground that the affidavit is false, "that defendant never made any attempt to dispose of liis property, nor desired to do so at any time prior to filing this suit."
The motion was tried and tlie attachment was set aside. Prom this order tlie plaintiff lias appealed.
The defendant swore, on the trial, that he never offered to sell any of his property before the filing- of this suit, nor did he tell any one he wanted to sell Ms property, etc.
The plaintiff, on the other hand, swore that he was informed by different parties that defendant had proposed to transfer his property to them to avoid paying his debts; that J. W. Clark was one of the persons who gave him this information, and that one Otis had exhibited to him a paper, whereby defendant had turned over to Otis some of his property. And Clark testified, "that sometime during last summer, previous to the seizure of tlie property of Jesse Croslin, defendant proposed to turn over to witness his property, stating- as his reason for doing so, that he owed Mr. Witherow, plaintiff, and Mrs. Bauer, some money, and was unable to pay them at that time; that they wore going to sue him, and he wanted to keep Ms property, but wanted to pay them."
It is manifest the judge of the court « qua erred in dissolving the attachment. C. P. 240.
It is therefore decreed that the order dissolving the attachment be •annulled, and that the attachment be reinstated, and that appellee pay costs of this appeal.