Brown v. First National Bank

Clarence F. Buck, as receiver of the Calumet National Bank of Chicago, obtained a judgment by confession against Robert H. Brown for $1,767.82, and after the return of an execution unsatisfied brought garnishment against the First National Bank of Chicago. At the close of the plaintiff’s evidence the garnishee was discharged and Buck, the receiver, appeals.

The garnishee in its answer said that it had no property belonging to Brown; that it had in its banking department a deposit “in a joint account in the name of R. H. or Rose Brown,” a sum sufficient to satisfy the judgment against Brown;…