McMorran v. Great Hive of the Ladies
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to St. Clair; Vance, J. • Garnishment proceedings by David McMorran and another, copartners as D. McMorran & Company, against the Great Hive of the Ladies of the Maccabees, as garnishee of John Buzzard. From a judgment for the garnishee defendant, plaintiffs bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
Plaintiffs sought to reach by garnishee process a sum due the principal defendant as beneficiary named in a benefit certificate issued to Electa Buzzard. The garnishee defendant disclosed that, “at the time of the issue and service of the writ of garnishment, it was contingently, liable to the said defendant John Buz*399zard or his assignee for the sum of $950, notice having been served on the said garnishee defendant of the assignment of said claim to W. E. Leonard, of Port Huron, Michigan.” The proceeding originated in justice’s court, where judgment passed for the garnishee defendant.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Hall v. SlaybaughMichigan Supreme Court · 1888
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