Legal Opinion

Green v. Forney

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided May 17, 1907Published

Appeal from Linn District Court.— Hon. J. H. Preston, Judge. This is a creditor’s bill, aided by attachment, upon which several garnishments were run to subject certain property in the names of Lettie Forney and Nellie P. Walters to the payment of plaintiff’s judgment against W. A. Forney. Other defendants were garnished as debtors of W. A. Forney. The trial court dismissed the petition, and plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.

Plaintiff holds a judgment against W. A. Forney for the sum of $916.50, rendered upon notes executed by defendant in the year 1896, and this action was brought to subject certain rights and equities which it is claimed defendant Forney had in certain lots in the city of Cedar Rapids. In November of the year 1885, a deed was made to Lettie A. Forney for one of the lots in controversy. On March 21, 1903, Lettie A. Forney contracted to sell this lot to Nellie P. Walters for the consideration of $1,800, $100 of which was paid in cash, and the remainder was to be paid in monthly installments of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Carse v. RetickerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1895
  2. Peterson v. GittingsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899
  3. Deere v. Bonne & WestSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899
  4. Ehlers v. BlumerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
  5. McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. v. PouderSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904

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