Mobile Cigar & Tobacco Co. v. Dees

The suit was brought by summons and complaint against the defendant, and the common count claimed an amount due on open account and on account stated.

On the same day and in aid of said suit, the plaintiff, acting under authority of Section 8051 et seq., of the Code of 1923, procured the issuance of a writ of garnishment directed to the Hartford Fire Insurance Company and the Baldwin County Building & Loan Association, commanding them to answer as to whether they, or either of them, were indebted to the defendant either at the time of service or at the time of the trial.

The garnishee, The…