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.
RSA 511:24
1905, 43:1. 1907, 44:1. 1911, 132:1. 1915, 57:1. PL 332 :24. RL 388:24.