Legal Opinion

J. Miller Co. v. Bracken

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided February 4, 1898PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from Tama District Court. — Hon. G. W. Burn-ham, Judge. Issues were joined between the plaintiff, a creditor of W. A. Inscho, and J. L. Bracken, garnished as a supposed debtor to said Inscho'. The garnishee moved for a verdict, which motion was sustaine0d, -and a verdict return for the defendant, and judgment for costs rendered against plaintiff. Plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtGiven, J.

Plaintiff commenced this action, to recover one hundred and sixty-three dollars and forty cents, against W. A. Inscho. An -attachment was issued!, and J. L. Bracken garnished, as a supposed debtor of said Inscho. Inscho had been engaged in the mercantile business at Tama, Iowa, for a number of years, and at that time owned -a stock of merchandise worth about four thousand dollars. On October 31, 1892, Inscho executed to Diana Sals-bury, his wife’s mother, a chattel mortgage on said goods, to secure two *644notes aggregating two thousand five hundred and forty dollars. On November 5, 1894, about 8…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Everingham v. A. W. Harris & Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1896

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Capece v. Allstate Ins.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1965
  2. Owen v. S. P. Richards Paper Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1939
  3. Weeks v. City of NewarkNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1960
  4. In Re Application of FisherNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1963
  5. Tremarco Corp. v. GarzioNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1959

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