Legal Opinion

C. H. Fitch & Co. v. Manhattan Fire Insurance

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided January 15, 1880PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Error from Atohison District Court. At the June Term, 1878, of the district court, the Manhattan Fire Insurance Co., as defendant, had judgment against C. El. Fitch & Co., as plaintiffs, who bring the case here. The nature of the action, and the facts, sufficiently appear in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Valentine, J.:

On February 19, 1878, C. H. Fitch & Co. commenced an action in Atchison county, on a promissory note, before a justice of the peace, against George R. Hall, and in such action garnisheed the Manhattan Fire Insurance Company, of New York city. The affidavit for the notice of garnishment states “that the Manhattan Fire Insurance Company, of New York city, a corporation doing business within Atchison county, has.property, money, goods, chattels, credits and effects in its hands and under its control, belonging to the defendant; and the said…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. HolladaySupreme Court of Kansas · 1885
  2. Spaulding Mfg. Co. v. WitterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
  3. Lamb v. TaylorSupreme Court of Kansas · 1917
  4. Plainville Mill & Elevator Co. v. AdamsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1920
  5. Washer v. CampbellSupreme Court of Kansas · 1889

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