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2 D.C. 318

Hough v. Smoot

Decided May 15, 1822

This was an attachment issued By Cranch, C. J., out of court, and in vacation, against the lands and tenements in the county of Alexandria, of the defendant, under the Act of Maryland of 1795, c. 69, and the Act of Congress of the 24th of June, 1812, 4, [2 Stat. at Large, 755.] , stated that if the Court should be of opinion that the process would lie, the defendant would give bail and set aside the attachment.

Decided 1822-05-15

The Court,

¶1(nem. con.) upon an examination of the Act of

¶2Congress of the 24th of June, 1812, <§> 4, [2 Stat. at Large, 755,] .and the Acts of Maryland of 1715, c. 40, and 1795, c. 56, was of opinion that this process was extended to the county of Alexandria, so far as r.egards the attachment of lands and tenements.

¶3There was no argument of counsel upon the point.

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