Case Name: In the matter of William Hollingshead, proceeded against as an absconding or concealed debtor
Court: New York Supreme Court of Judicature
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1831-08-18
Citations: 6 Wend. 553
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the matter of William Hollingshead, proceeded against as an absconding or concealed debtor.
Judges: 
Reporter: Wendell's Reports
Volume: 6
Pages: 553–554

Head Matter:
In the matter of William Hollingshead, proceeded against as an absconding or concealed debtor.
'In an application for an attachment against an absconding, concealed or nonresident debtor, the creditor must state that his demand arose upon contract, or apon a judgment or decree rendered within this state.
Motion to vacate attachment. The attachment was applied for by a firm. In the application it was stated that Hol-Mngshead was justly indebted to them in the sum of §500 ctnd upwards, over and above all discounts; and that he had secretly departed from, or kept himself concealed within the state, with intent to defraud his creditors, or to avoid the service of civil process. The application was verified by the affidavits of one of the firm, and of two disinterested persons. Upon this application and proof, the recorder of New-York issued an attachment, which is now moved to be set aside,
Do Graham, jm. for motion.
J. UAmoureuts, contra.

Opinion:
By the Court,
Sutherland, J.
The application for an attachment can be made only by a creditor having a demand against the debtor, arising upon contract, or upon a judgment or decree rendered within this state, amounting to $ 1 GO, orup wards. 2 R. S. 3, § 3. The next section of the act prescribes that the application shall be verified by affidavit, in which shall be specified the sum in which the debtor is indebted to the creditor over and above all discounts. The last requirement is similar to that contained in the old law, 1 R. L. 157, § 1; but the requirement that the nature of the indebtedness shall be shewn, is a new provision incorporated into the revised statutes. This requirement not having been complied with in this case, the attachment issued irregularly, and must be set aside.