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3 H. & J. 206

Fitzhugh v. Hellen

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided June 15, 1811

Court of Appeals of Maryland · decided 1811-06-15

On the 7th of May 1807, a writ of attachment on warrant, under the act of 1795, ch. 56, was issued by the defendant in error, (the plaintiff below,) against the goods and chattels, lands and .tenements, of-the plaintiff in error, (the defendant below;) the writ was returned by the sheriff, “attached as per schedule.” In the schedule, among other property of the defendant below, included therein and appraised, was “his life estate in all the lands got by his wife, supposed to…

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently November 1890

2 state decisions

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Decided 1811-06-15

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Chase, Ch. J.

¶1delivered the opinion of the court. The court are of opinion, that the return of the sheriff to the writ of attachment, .is defective ip not describing with sufficient certainty the land attached, so as. to lay a legal foundation for the judgment of condemnation.

¶2JUDGMENT REVERSED.

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