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4 Yeates 6

Penman v. Gardiner

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 15, 1803

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · decided 1803-12-15

Foreign attachment returnable to March term 1803. moved, that the plaintiff should shew his cause of action. He stated that he had given notice to the plaintiff’s attorney, at the beginning of the term of his intended motion. This was admitted by Mr. Moylan, for the plaintiff, and that the judgment was entered, subsequent to such notice.

Relies on Thompson v. Young

Decided 1803-12-15

Per Ctir.

¶1Fictions' of law shall work no wrong, (Hob. 311. 3 Burr. 1243,) and therefore the present motion must be considered as if made at the time of notice, and before the judgment entered.

¶2The general rule laid down in 1 Dall. 294, we adopt. But there certainly may be just exceptions to it, in some instances which may be put. Suppose a foreign attachment levied, which is wholly unwarranted, of which the defendant should have no notice till judgment was obtained, and he should immediately apply to the court, would not the court grant him redress ?

¶3In the present case, rule that the plaintiff shew his cause of action.

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