McLAUGHLIN v. SWANN ET AL.


59 U.S. 217 (1855)

18 How. 217

PATRICK McLAUGHLIN, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JAMES SWANN AND JOHN S. GITTINGS, GARNISHEES OF THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was argued in this court by Mr. Davis, for the plaintiff in error, and by Mr. Campbell, for the defendants.


Mr. Justice CURTIS delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a writ of error to the circuit court of the United States for the district of Maryland.

The plaintiff in error having recovered a judgment in that court against the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, sued out a writ of foreign attachment against the lands and tenements, goods, chattels, and credits of that company, and on the 4th day of June, 1841, it was...

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