Dwyer v. Benedict
Dwyer v. Benedict
12 R.I. 459; 1879 R.I. LEXIS 57
Dwyer v. Benedict
Opinion of the Court
An order made under Gen. Stat. R. I. cap. 197, §§ 2, 3, and Pub. Laws, cap. 649, of February 19, 1878, for the sale of personal property attached on mesne process is strictly incident to or dependent on the attachment, and is dissolved or annulled, together with the attachment, by the death of the defendant owner before the sale is effected.
Judgment for plaintiff for $700 and costs.
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