Legal Opinion

Michel v. American Fire & Casualty Co.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 18, 1936No. 7970PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.

On two garnishments issued upon two judgments in the District Court, the garnishee, American Fire & Casualty Company, answered that it was not indebted to the defendant G. C. Wesley; and the plaintiffs, M. E. Alma Michel and Hazel Claire English, traversed the answers. On trial of the general issues thus made, the judge directed the jury to find for the garnishee. From the resulting judgments plaintiffs prosecute these appeals. The proof made before the jury showed verdicts for the plaintiffs against Wesley on November 23, 1933; that the verdicts were on December 7th…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. American Surety Company v. PaulySupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  2. Stipcich v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
  3. Carson Pirie Scott & Co. v. ParrettIllinois Supreme Court · 1931
  4. Hendrick v. LindsaySupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  5. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1925

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3Cited by27 opinions

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  3. Sorensen v. the Overland CorporationDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1956
  4. Quinlan v. Liberty Bank and Trust Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
  5. MacEy v. CrumSupreme Court of Alabama · 1947

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