Legal Opinion

Cathcart v. Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railway Co.

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 22, 1899PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Illegality. Before Judge Reid. City court of Atlanta. September term, 1898.

1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, P. J.

A judgment was rendered by the city court of Atlanta in favor of Mrs. Cathcart as executrix, against the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railway Company, a foreign corporation, as garnishee.. The garnishment suit was based upon a judgment against J. H. Rathburn, and the execution issued upon the judgment against the company as garnishee was levied upon its property. It filed an affidavit of illegality, alleging that it had never been served with any summons of garnishment and had never by any agent or attorney waived service or in any manner submitted itself to the jurisdiction of the court. On…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Western Railroad v. Thornton & AceeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1878
  2. Selma, Rome & Dalton Railroad v. TysonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1873
  3. Daniels v. Meinhard Bros.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1874
  4. Schmidlapp & Co. v. La Confiance InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. DAVISON-PAXON COMPANY v. BurkartCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
  2. Harvey v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
  3. John W. Masury & Son v. LowtherMichigan Supreme Court · 1941
  4. Morgan v. MorganCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  5. Pacific Selling Co. v. Albright-Prior Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1907

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