Hill v. Hunnewell

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Hill v. Hunnewell

18 Mass. 192

CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

DecidedOctober 15, 1822

StatusPublished

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Bluebook

Hill v. Hunnewell, 18 Mass. 192 (Mass. 1822).

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Opinion

The Court held, that the mere fact of entering into sucn a reference dissolves an attachment, for otherwise subsequently attaching creditors might be injured ; and that it likewise discharges bail. And Jackson J. remarked, that in order to save an attachment, it was usual for parties to enter into a reference of the action, and of all demands which the defendant has against the plaintiff.1

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The Court held, that the mere fact of entering into sucn a reference dissolves an attachment, for otherwise subsequently attaching creditors might be injured ; and that it likewise discharges bail. And Jackson J. remarked, that in order to save an attachment, it was usual for parties to enter into a reference of the action, and of all demands which the defendant has against the plaintiff.1

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18 Mass. 192, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/hill-v-hunnewell-mass-1822.