C. A. Redd & Co. v. Burrus & Williams
Supreme Court of Georgia
Mortgage. Title. Attachment. Factors. Before Judge Crawford. Muscogee Superior Court. November Term, 1876. Reported in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Jackson, Judge.
Burrus & Williams sued out an attachment against Wilcoxon, which was served by garnishment on Swift, Murphy & Co. Swift, Murphy & Co. answered the garnishment, and stated that they received from Wilcoxon five bales of cotton marked “ S. J. W.,” the initials of Wilcoxon. The cotton was received on the 5th of November, 1875, the same day that they were garnished. No instructions accompanied it; from the marks upon it, they supposed it belonged to Wilcoxon, and never heard the contrary until after they were served with the summons of garnishment, say about the 7th of November,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Stephens v. TuckerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1875
3Cited by3 opinions
- Forsyth Manufacturing Co. v. CastlenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Crine v. Tifts & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1880
- Bank of Cusseta v. Ellaville Guano Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1915