Jepson v. International Fraternal Alliance

At the trial in the Court of Common Pleas, counsel, as amicus curice, moved that the action be dismissed, because, as alleged, there has been no valid service of the writ upon the defendant. The only service of the writ was by attaching the personal estate of the defendants in the hands and possession of James B. Carter, and also in the hands and possession of Harriet A. Dean, as trustees of the defendant. Counsel for the garnishees also moved that they be discharged, on the ground that they were not the agents, attorneys, factors, trustees, or debtors of the defendant. The court overruled…