Campbell

This action was brought to recover damages for the alleged wrongful issuance and levy of two writs of attachment. Plaintiff has appealed from an adverse judgment.

Plaintiff is a young man whose name is Francis A. Campbell; his father’s name is Francis E. Campbell. They both use the name Francis Campbell, omitting the middle initial. The young man lives at home with his father and mother (Violet Campbell). The family had an arrangement whereby the earnings of the son were turned over to the parents, and all bills were paid by them. Plaintiff was employed as a laminator by Zenith Plastic Company, hereinafter referred to as “Zenith.”

On October 10, 1957, Francis Campbell (the father) purchased a mirror from the Peerless Home Supply, referred to hereinafter as “Peerless,” on a conditional sales agreement which provided for a $7.00 down payment and the balance to be paid in weekly installments. The contract identified the purchaser as “Francis Campbell.” At the time of the transaction, the father signed a credit application which represented that he was employed as a laminator by Zenith. However, he was unemployed at the time, and had not been employed by Zenith for some 12 years.…