North Dakota Prejudgment Attachment Statute Declared Unconstitutional

Date

1975

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Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

Texas Tech Law Review

Abstract

Explains the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit’s decision in Guzman v. Western State Bank. Guzman challenged a North Dakota attachment statute that allowed for property to be seized prejudgment. The court held that this statute was unconstitutional, as it deprived the property owner of due process as guaranteed by the fourteenth amendment.

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Keywords

Prejudgment, Attachment, Commercial law, Due process, Guzman v. Western State Bank, Case note

Citation

7 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 151