Service may be made on the defendant before or after leaving the attested copy of the writ as provided in RSA 511:23, and the officer shall not be liable for an excessive attachment although the property so attached exceeds in value the amount of the damage claimed in the writ.
Source. 1905, 43:1. 1907, 44:1. 1911, 132:1. 1915, 57:1. PL 332:24. RL 388:24.