Case Name: Clews v. Rockford, Rock Island and St. Louis Railroad Company, appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1874-10
Citations: 4 Thomp. & Cook 669
Docket Number: 
Parties: Clews v. Rockford, Rock Island and St. Louis Railroad Company, appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Thompson & Cook's Supreme Court Reports
Volume: 4
Pages: 669–670

Head Matter:
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.

Opinion:
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.