Wright v. Millikin

Citations

• 152 Pa. 507

Syllabus

<p>Attachment against nonresident — Justice of peace — Jurisdiction by entry of bail on appeal and appearance in the common pleas — Act of May 8, 1874.</p> <p>By entry of bail for payment of debt, interest and costs, and general appearance for defendant in the court of common pleas, an attachment issued by a justice of the peace under the foreign attachment act of May 8,</p> <p>1874, P. L. 123, is dissolved and the goods of the defendant released from its grasp; and the appeal and unconditional appearance operate asa waiver of objection to the jurisdiction by reason of the residence of the defendant within the state.</p>