Legal Opinion

Marx v. Hart

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided January 17, 1902PublishedCited by 27 opinions

Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. E. L. Scarritb, Judge. (1) A judgment in a garnishment suit is dependant upon the judgment in the principal case. If the latter is void, reversed, or satisfied, the garnishment judgment shares the same fate. France v. Evans, 90 Mo. 74; McCloon v. Beattie, 46 Mo. 391; Smith v. Railroad, 49 Mo. App. 54; Hopkins v. Huff, 67 Mo.

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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. E. L. Scarritb, Judge. (1) A judgment in a garnishment suit is dependant upon the judgment in the principal case. If the latter is void, reversed, or satisfied, the garnishment judgment shares the same fate. France v. Evans, 90 Mo. 74; McCloon v. Beattie, 46 Mo. 391; Smith v. Railroad, 49 Mo. App. 54; Hopkins v. Huff, 67 Mo. App. 394; Rowlett v. Lane, 43 Tex. 274; Mitchell v. Watson, 9 Fla. 160; Withington v. Southworth, 26 Mich. 381; ' Clough v. Buck, 6 Neb. 343; Hammett v. Morris, 55 Ga. 644. (2) The plea for a discharge of the garnishees should be…

1Opinion of the CourtGantt, J.

On June 22, 1894, plaintiffs sued out a writ of attachment against the defendant, E. Hart, in the circuit court of Jackson county. On the succeeding day the sheriff served the following summons and notice of garnishment on Lamon vs. Harkness and D. H. Russell, a member of the firm of Harkness & Russell, and known in the recoid as Exhibit “A”:

In the Circuit Court of Jackson County, at Kansas City, Missouri, October term, 1894.

David Marx, Millard Veit and Sol H. Veit, partners doing business under the firm name and style of Marx, Veit '& Co., Plaintiffs,

vs.

E. Hart, doing business under the firm…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Heidritter v. Elizabeth Oil-Cloth Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1884
  2. Hill v. HardingSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
  3. Rowlett v. LaneTexas Supreme Court · 1875
  4. Coleman v. ColeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1900
  5. Kreibohm v. YanceySupreme Court of Missouri · 1900

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Johnson v. GraysonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1910
  2. Dulaney v. BuffumSupreme Court of Missouri · 1903
  3. Holland v. CunliffMissouri Court of Appeals · 1902
  4. Miller v. CollinsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1931
  5. Brown v. Maguire's Real Estate AgencySupreme Court of Missouri · 1938

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