Leech v. Brown
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Woodbury District Court. — Hon. John F. Oliver, Judge. Action to set aside a judgment rendered by the district court of Woodbury county against the plaintiff as garnishee in a suit brought by defendant, Brown, against one U. P. Matthews. The trial court sustained a demurrer to the petition and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, C. J.
i GAItNISUMDNT : persons and property subject : nonresident judgment defendant: resident garnishee : judgment in rem. I. One Matthews was the owner of a farm in the state of Nebraska which he contracted to sell to the plaintiff, who was a resident of Woodbury county, Iowa. The sale was made in January, and plaintiff, Leech, made' a small cash payment down, agreeing to pay the remainder of the purchase price to Matthews on the, first day of March, when he (plaintiff) was to receive a deed for the farm. The deferred payment was to be made in Nebraska. Matthews was indebted to defendant, Brown;…
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