Woodbury

The plaintiff began an action in the superior court of Los Angeles county against the appellant upon a money demand, and caused a writ of attachment to be issued therein directed to the sheriff of the county of SanBernardino, under which he levied upon certain real and personal property of the defendant in that county. Prior thereto, under a writ of attachment issued in another action against the same defendant, the sheriff had taken the property into his possession, and was in the possession thereof at the commencement of the present action. Judgment was afterward rendered in the plaintiff's action in his favor and an execution issued thereon was returned unsatisfied. Sundry other creditors of the appellant also began actions against it and *465 obtained judgments in their favor which were subsequently assigned to the plaintiff. In addition thereto certain persons filed with the county recorder of the county of San Bernardino claims for mechanics’ liens upon a portion of the property of the railway company, and afterward assigned their claims to the plaintiff, who instituted actions thereon in that county, in which judgments were rendered foreclosing the liens and directing a…