Mills v. Nichols

Decided November 30, 1896

Supreme Court of Rhode Island · decided 1896-11-30

The following cases, not heretofore reported, are, on account of the importance of the points determined, reported at this time. — Reporter. (1) Housekeeper. Household Furniture. Exemptions from Attachment. Household furniture that is stored, and belonging to a person who is not a housekeeper, is not exempt from attachment.

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently August 1953

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Decided 1896-11-30

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Per Curiam.

¶1 (1) The testimony shows that the furniture which is the subject of this suit was stored at the time of the attachment in the suit of Howes v. Mills, and that the plaintiff was not a housekeeper and had not been for a year and a half prior to the time the attachment was made. This being so, we are of the opinion that the furniture was not exempt from attachment on the ground that the plaintiff was a housekeeper.

¶2 Defendant’s petition for a new trial granted, and case remitted to the Common Pleas Division.