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Clews v. Rockford, Rock Island & St. Louis Railroad

4 Thomp. & Cook 669 Court N.Y. Sup. Ct. English

Delivered by Lawrence, J.

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Clews v. Rockford, Rock Island and St. Louis Railroad Company, appellant.

Headnote

Attachment—when allowed.
In an action for damages for a breach of contract to deliver bonds, held (following Lawton v. Beü, 84 How. 465 ), that an attachment under Code, § 229, could issue.
Appeal from an order at the special term denying a motion to vacate an attachment. The action was brought by Henry Clews and another against the Bockford, Bock Island and St. Louis Bailroad Company to recover the sum of $45,000 and interest, as
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damages for the breach of an alleged contract to deliver to plaintiff certain town bonds. The defendant is a foreign corporation located and incorporated in Illinois.
Henry J. Seudder and James 8. Stearns, for appellant.
Crosby & Kent, for respondents.

The opinion holds that the case mentioned in the head-note, which states fully the point decided, disposes of this ease.

Judgment affirmed.