KENNEDY
v.
BRENT

U.S. | 1810-02-28
6 Cranch 187 Supreme Court of the United States (1810) Positive Treatment
Also reported at: 3 L. Ed. 194 · 1810 U.S. LEXIS 327 · SCDB 1810-012
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Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Ch. J.

Marshall, Ch. J.

delivered the opinion of the couft to the following effect.

The questions intended to be submitted to the court were, 1st. Whether the marshal was bound to serve this process as soon as he reasonably could; and, 2. Whether the service of such process would have made fiampson liable iti case he had paid over the .money after such service. ' On these points the. court-has no douht; But the. case ’13 imperfectly stated.. It does not appear that the plaintiff has sustained any' loss by the neglect of the officer to serve the process, and for this reason

The judgment is affirmed.


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  • Dewey v. Clark, 180 F.2d 766 (D.C. Cir. 1950)
    …session or residing on the premises who can be found. The absence of these conditions must be adequately ascertained as a condition to the validity of service by posting. The process server must be diligent and conscientious. Kennedy v. Brent, 1810, 6 Cranch 187; 3 L.Ed. 194; Guiterman v. Sharvey, 1891, 48 Minn. 183, 48 N.W. 780, 24 Am.St.Rep. 218; Commonwealth v. Gill, 1853, 14 B.Mon. 20, 53 Ky. 20. The facts of this case, already set forth, meet these requirements. We accordingly hold that the courts belo…
  • The United States v. Eliason, 16 Pet. 291 (U.S. 1842)
  • …purpose of compelling payment of debt.” A creditor ordinarily perfects a lien upon a debt by attachment and garnishment with service of notice thereof upon the debtor. See Miller v. United States, 11 Wall. 268, 297, 20 L.Ed. 135; Kennedy v. Brent, 6 Cranch 187, 3 L.Ed. 194; Rickman v. Rickman, 180 Mich. 224, 146 N.W. 609, Ann.Cas.1915C, 1237, 1248; Strawberry Growers’ Selling Co. v. Lewellyn, 158 La. 303, 103 So. 823, 39 A.L.R. 1502; 4 Am.Jur. p. 896; 5 Am. Jur. p. 94; 7 C.J.S., Attachment, § 224, page 40…

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