Watwood v. Steur

The appellants’ statement of the facts is concise and accurate, so far as it goes, and is, in part, as follows (App. Op. Br. p. 2) :

“On September 17, 1946, the plaintiff’s assignor obtained a judgment by default against the defendants Jacob Steur and Marie Steur for the sum of $115,273.80. An execution was issued on said judgment, and pursuant to instructions from plaintiff’s counsel, the Sheriff levied upon a safe deposit box at the Day and Night Branch of the Bank of America National Trust & Savings Association, which stood in the name of Marie Brouwer, the maiden name of the defendant…