Legal Opinion

King v. Yarbray

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 14, 1911PublishedCited by 31 opinions

Abuse of legal process. Before Judge Pendleton. Fulton superior court: June 3, 1910.

1Opinion of the CourtEvans, P. J.

Yarbray sued King to recover damages, alleging, that King sued him in a justice court and caused a summons of garnishment to be served on his employer; that before the suit was brought the plaintiff informed King, who was threatening to sue him and garnish his wages, that his wages as a locomotive engineer were not subject to process of garnishment, but that his employer (a railroad company) would suspend him until the debt upon which the garnishment issued was paid if he was garnished; whereupon King replied that he was well aware of the rule of his employer that an employee would be…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Porter v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
  2. Brantley v. Rhodes-Haverty Furniture Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1908
  3. Mullins v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  4. Smith v. Walker & IzlarSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904

3Cited by31 opinions

  1. West Georgia Pulpwood & Timber Co. v. StephensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  2. Baldwin v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
  3. Grist v. WhiteCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1914
  4. Tapley v. YoumansCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1957
  5. Collier Inc. v. BuiceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1926

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