The defendant company had made a capital call on its shareholders of 5l a share, and assigned that call to the plaintiff as security for an amount which was found in the reasons for judgment to be owing. At issue was the validity of the plaintiff's claim for 1,000l from Lord Poltimore, being the call due upon his 200 shares.
This sum was attachable if it represented a debt due or accruing due from him - even though "the time for payment had not yet arrived" (at p. 247 LR).