Curry v. Woodward
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Talladega. Tried before Hon. John Henderson. The appellee, Woodward, obtained a judgment against the Talladega Insurance Company, at the spring term, 18 07, of the Talladega circuit court, and the appellant, as a stockholder in said company, and owing an unpaid subscription to the capital stock of said company, was after-wards summoned by process of garnishment as the debtor of said company.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Talladega. Tried before Hon. John Henderson. The appellee, Woodward, obtained a judgment against the Talladega Insurance Company, at the spring term, 18 07, of the Talladega circuit court, and the appellant, as a stockholder in said company, and owing an unpaid subscription to the capital stock of said company, was after-wards summoned by process of garnishment as the debtor of said company. The garnishee filed a sworn answer, which being considered insufficient, judgment was rendered against the garnishee for the amount of the appellee’s demand. There was no…
1Opinion of the CourtB. F. Saffold, J.
The single assignment of error is, that “ the court erred in rendering the judgment against the garnishee as shown by the record.” This assignment, so general and vague, must exclude from consideration any mere irregularities in the proceedings, and confine our inquiries to the jurisdiction of the court, and such errors, apparent on the record, as should have the effect of annulling the judgment.
It appears from the record, that the appellee recovered a judgment against the Talladega Insurance Company, the defendant in this ease, on the 18th of May, 1867.
The garnishment, issued by the clerk of…
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