Monteith v. Bax
Nebraska Supreme Court
Leonard and Schmidt brought an action in the district court of Lancaster county, against Adam Bax, husband'of Louisa E. Bax, the defendant in error, in which an order of attachment was issued and levied on a promissory note, executed by one George Douglas to the said Louisa E. Bax, Douglas being served as garnishee.
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Leonard and Schmidt brought an action in the district court of Lancaster county, against Adam Bax, husband'of Louisa E. Bax, the defendant in error, in which an order of attachment was issued and levied on a promissory note, executed by one George Douglas to the said Louisa E. Bax, Douglas being served as garnishee. A trial of the right of property was had under the provis- ■ ions of-Sec. 996-998 of the civil code, which resulting in favor of the defendant in error, a bond for the payment to her of all damages she should sustain by reason of the detention and sale of said note, was given with…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, J.
On the trial of this cause, it was admitted that the personal property conveyed by Adam Bax to his wife was of the reasonable cash value of two thousand dollars, besides the book accounts of about three hundred dollars; that when Adam and his wife settled at Lincoln, in the fall of 1868, they were both destitute of any means, and were dependent on his daily labor for a livelihood; that he commenced the business of a shoemaker, and at different times purchased of various firms and persons *169merchandise, consisting of boots, shoes, leather, and material to be used in his business, being all the…
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