Legal Opinion

Ennis v. Harralson Bros. & Co.

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 21, 1897PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Garnishment and claim. Before J. M. McNeill, judge pro hac vice. City court of Columbus. April term, 1896.

1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, P. J.

1. The heirs at law of Mrs. Ennis were entitled to $500 upon a policy of fire-insurance which had been issued to her in her lifetime. A creditor of J. W. Ennis, one of these heirs, caused a garnishment to be served upon the insurance company, to which the latter made answer, in effect stating that J. W. Ennis and four others were, as such heirs, each entitled to a distributive share in the amount due by the company to the estate of Mrs. Ennis.

The garnishment was dissolved by T. L. Ennis, another of the heirs, who traversed the answer made by the insurance company and claimed the interest of…

2Cited by6 opinions

  1. Calvert Fire Insurance Company v. Environs Development Corporation, Pringle Associated Mortgage Corporation, Calvert Fire Insurance Company v. Environs Development Corporation, Pringle Associated Mortgage Corporation, O'Neal Construction Co., Movant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  2. Empire Banking Co. v. MartinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  3. National Bank v. Exchange BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  4. Smith v. C. I. T. CorporationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1941
  5. Calvert Fire Insurance v. Environs Development Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979

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