Barwick v. American Manufacturing Co.

We will discuss only the matter ruled upon in the second headnote. J. W. Barwick had an attachment issued against the American Manufacturing Company, “a foreign cor*276poration and resident out of the State of Georgia.” The attachment was levied by serving a summons of garnishment. A declaration in attachment was filed, and at the first term the defendant filed a plea to the jurisdiction of the person and one the merits. At a subsequent term the ease was tried on its merits, no reference whatever being made to the jurisdiction. At that trial a verdict for the plaintiff was rendered. The defendant…