Freitas v. Griffith & Boyd
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Norfolk county in a garnishment proceeding. Judgment for the plaintiffs. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
The defendants in error, Griffith and Boyd, execution creditors of J. D. Freitas, the husband of the plaintiff in error, M. J. Freitas, issued a summons against her under *344section 3609 of the Code, in which they suggested that by reason of the lien of their fieri facias there was a liability on her for the amount of their judgment. On the return day of the summons, the garnishee answered, denying that she was either indebted to J. D. Freitas or had any effects belonging to him in her possession. Whereupon, the plaintiffs suggested that the garnishee had not fully disclosed her liability, and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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