General Court of Virginia May 15, 1789 (Wallace, Johnson & Muir v. Forrest & Stoddert, Garnishees of Benjamin Eyre)

The Court

were of opinion, that Richard Smith had priority of right, his attachment, though issued last, having been first delivered to the sheriff, and laid in the hands of the garnishees. That judgments of nonsuit be entered in the cases wherein Wallace, Johnson, and Muir, are plaintiffs, and wherein William Pennock and others, are plaintiffs.