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74 Me. 100

Mitchell v. Sutherland

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided August 2, 1882

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · decided 1882-08-02

On exceptions. Assumpsit on account annexed for twenty-three dollars and 'ten cents. The writ was dated March 26, 1878, and the officer ¡attached six one-half barrels of coal subject to former attachment of William Lane.” The defendants are described as residing in Boston, Massachusetts, co-partners in the business of ■ quarrying slate in Monson, Maine, under thé firm name of The Oakland Slate Quarry Company.

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Decided 1882-08-02

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Appleton, C. J.

¶1This is a demurrer to a declaration in ¡assumpsit on an account annexed and in the usual form.

¶2One ground of demurrer is that there is no seal on the writ. 'But the copy furnished by the excepting party and. certified by ithe clerk, must be deemed correct. In this it appears that there was a seal on the original writ.

¶3It is next objected that the attachment of coal, by which to that extent jurisdiction is gained, the defendants residing out of the state, is of property which by B. S., c. 81, § 59, par. 4, is *101exempt. But that cannot be taken advantage of by demurrer. It does not appear but that the defendants had .coal to the amount of the exemption, which has not been attached. In such case no wrong is done.

¶4The demurrer must be deemed frivolous, and the plaintiff is entitled to treble costs. E. S., e. 82, § 19.

¶5Exceptions overruled. Plaintiff to recover treble costs.

Walton, VirgiN, Peters and SymoNDS, JJ., concurred.
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