February 19, 2007

ATTACHMENT ORDER NOT VALID ON BREACH OF CONTRACT SUIT

By Hanna Lee Blake

An appellate court cancels a contractor’s attachment order against its terminated subcontractor in a breach of contract suit. The order is not valid unless the exact issue has already been litigated in a separate action. The collateral estoppel doctrine cannot apply, the court rules.

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