Underhill v. McManus

Citations

• 175 Pa. 39
• 34 A. 308
• 1896 Pa. LEXIS 1202

Syllabus

<p>Attachment under act of March 17, 1869 — Foreign attachment — Priority —Time—Fraction of day.</p> <p>Preference is to be given in distribution to an attachment under the act of March 17, 1869, P. L. 8, over a foreign attachment which went into the hands of the sheriff and was served the same day, but after the former had been served.</p> <p>An attachment under the act of March 17, 1869, was left with the sheriff at 10: 30 a. m., and served upon the garnishee at 10:55 a. m. same day. On the same day a writ of foreign attachment was left with the sheriff at 11:13 A. m., and served upon the same garnishee at 2:50 p. m. Held, that the plaintiff in the attachment under the act of March 17, 1869, was entitled to priority over the foreign attachment.</p>