Peter v. Butler

1 Leigh 285
Supreme Court of Virginia·Decided May 15, 1829·Published·Cited by 7 cases

Opinion

The only point of law involved in the decision, was the question of jurisdiction. This court concurred with the chancellor, that a claim, arising on a contract of bailment made out of Virginia, against a nonresident of Virginia, is such a claim for debt, for which the foreign attachment in chancery is a proper remedy.

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