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2 U.S. 113

Walker v. Wallace

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided September Term, 1790.

Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1790-09

THIS was a Scire Facias against the defendants as garnishees of Waldo, against whom a Foreign Attachment had been issued. On the trial it was ruled

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently July 1856

2 state decisions

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Decided 1790-09

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¶1THIS was a Scire Facias against the defendants as garnishees of Waldo, against whom a Foreign Attachment had been issued. On the trial it was ruled

¶2By the Court :

¶3—That if a plaintiff does not prove more in the hands of the garnishee, than he admits by his plea to the Scire Facias, or his answer upon interrogatories, the plaintiff must pay the costs. But if more is proved, then the costs shall be paid by the garnishee.

¶4The verdict being for no more than the sum admitted in the answers of the defendants, judgment was, accordingly, entered for the plaintiffs, but without costs.

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