Seaboard Air-Line Railway v. Browder
Supreme Court of Georgia
Garnishment. Before Judge George. Crisp superior court. November, 20, 1914. A summons of garnishment issued, directed tp the Seaboard AirLine Railway. The sheriff made an entry that he had served the garnishee by personally serving “R. L. Luff man, the agent of said garnishee, who is in charge of its office in the city of Cordele, Crisp county.” The company traversed the entry.
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Garnishment. Before Judge George. Crisp superior court. November, 20, 1914. A summons of garnishment issued, directed tp the Seaboard AirLine Railway. The sheriff made an entry that he had served the garnishee by personally serving “R. L. Luff man, the agent of said garnishee, who is in charge of its office in the city of Cordele, Crisp county.” The company traversed the entry. On the trial the evidence tended to show the following, among other facts: Four railroads entered Cordele and had a union station. One of these was the garnishee. Another, the Georgia Southern and Florida Railway…
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) It is declared by the Civil Code (1910), § 5270: “Service of a summons of garnishment upon the agent in charge of the office or business of the corporation in the county or district at the time of service shall be sufficient.” Hnder the uneontradicted evidence, Luffman, on whom the service was made, was an agent of the garnishee at the union station, and dealt with its ticket and passenger business, and had charge of the station for the four companies using it. The fact that he was also the agent for three railroad companies other than the garnishee did…
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