Capital City Bank v. Wakefield
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Pollc District Cowt. — Hon. Makcus Kavanagh, Judge. This is an action aided by attachment under which the appellant Townsend was garnished as a supposed debtor of J. I. Wakefield. Issue was joined upon tbe answer of the garnishee, and a trial had upon that issue to a jury, resulting in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, from which the garnishee appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtGiven, J.
1. Practice: withdrawing issue from jury. I*. The appellant answered that he had purchased certain notes and bonds of Mrs. N. J. Paulk and Mrs. M. A. Wakefield, of California, through J. I. Wakefield, their agent. Plaintiffs joined issue, alleging that the notes and bonds belonged to J. I. Wakefield, and were transferred by him to the appellant to defraud, hinder and delay the creditors of .Wakefield. At the close of the testimony the appellant moved for a verdict, on the ground that there was no evidence upon which to find against him, which motion was overruled, and the ruling is assigned…
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