Case Name: Jos. Macheca et al. v. F. Panesi et al.
Court: Tennessee Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Tennessee
Decision Date: 1880-04
Citations: 72 Tenn. 544
Docket Number: 
Parties: Jos. Macheca et al. v. F. Panesi et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Tennessee Reports
Volume: 72
Pages: 544–545

Head Matter:
Jos. Macheca et al. v. F. Panesi et al.
1- Attachment. Damages, how awarded for wrongfully suing out. Detendant in attachment suit, when the attachment has been dismissed, may proceed to recover damages at his discretion, either by motion before the Court that passed upon the original cause or by suit at law upon the bond. It is eompttent for the Court in which the bond was executed to ascertain and assess the damages. The motion is an independent suit, and is a substitute for an action at law upon the attachment bond.
2. Supreme Court Practice. Appeal in suits on bond or motion to award damages in attachment suits. Appeal from the judgment on motion to assess damages in attachment suits, or from a suit at law upon bond, does not carry to Supreme Court for its revision the judgment or decree iu the original cause.
FROM SHELBY.
Appeal from the Chancery Court at Memphis. E. J. MoR&an, Ch.
IIumes & Poston for Complainants.
R. D. JORDAN for Defendants. •

Opinion:
TüRNEY, J.,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The goods of Panesi were attached. On the hearing the Chancellor dismissed the attachment bill as to Panesi. There was no appeal from the decree.
On motion of Panesi, an order of reference was made to ascertain the damages to him because of the attachment.
On the coming in of the report of the Clerk and Master, exceptions were filed by complainants in the original bill, which, being overruled, they have appealed to this Court.
The decree dismissing the bill was final.
Panesi, by his motion, became the actor or piaintifl. The motion is an independent suit, and is a substitute for an action at law upon the attachment bond. The proceedings under it are distinct from the original cause, though growing out of it. The party complaining has his election to proceed, either by motion before the Court -that passed upon the original cause, or by suit at law upon the bond.
An appeal from the judgment or decree in either case will not bring up to this Court, for its revision, the judgment or decree in the original cause.
It is competent for the Court' in which the bond was executed to ascertain and .assess the damages.
The exceptions were properly overruled, and the decree is affirmed.