First National Bank & Trust Co. v. Pomona MacHinery Co.

CAMERON, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the trial court dismissing the plaintiff’s complaint and quashing the writ of garnishment issued therein. We are called upon to determine:

1. Whether a garnishment can give the court jurisdiction as to the amount garnisheed in an action involving a foreign plaintiff, defendant, and debt.

2. Whether the doctrine of forum non conveniens should apply.

3. Whether the Arizona garnishment statute is unconstitutional as applied to non-wage earner debts.

The facts necessary for a determination of this matter on appeal are as follows. The First National…