Rankin v. Smith
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Wapello District Court. — F. M. Hunter, Judge. Garnishment proceedings to hold Plowman liable to plaintiff for an amount owed by him to defendant Smith, or because of having property in his hands at the time of garnishment belonging to Smith. The trial court sustained the garnishment and rendered judgment accordingly, and the garnishee appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
I. On June 20, 1912, plaintiff caused an execution to be issued upon a judgment which he held against defendant Smith, in the Wapello County District Court, for the sum of $130 and costs, and caused Emory Plowman to be garnished thereunder. The garnishee appeared and answered, stating that he had no money or property in his possession or under his control, belonging to Smith. Plaintiff controverted this answer and charged that Plowman took in trade two certain tracts of land in Oklahoma in which Smith had an interest, in virtue of an arrangement whereby he was to take the title and hold one…
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