Farrington v. Sexton

Farrington was sued as garnishee of James Nall, Jr., & Co. He claimed under an assignment to him for the benefit of creditors, and the plaintiffs below assailed it as void as against them. Upon the trial of the garnishee proceedings in the Detroit Superior Court, it was held void, for actual fraud. The case now comes before us on the single question whether there was any testimony on which that conclusion could lawfully be based.

It is suggested that although the court inspected the principal proceedings and based the finding on them, the failure to prove them separately is an objection to the…