Lewis v. Traders' Bank
Supreme Court of Minnesota
. Plaintiffs, having commenced an action in the district court for Bamsey county against the firm of Lawrence & Martin, garnished Broadwater, Hubbell & Co. Upon examination the garnishees disclosed indebtedness to defendants amounting to $823.09, and the Traders’ Bank, of Chicago, appearing as claimant of this fund, was allowed to file its complaint, whereupon the action proceeded between it and the plaintiffs, and was tried before Brill, J.-, without a jury.
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. Plaintiffs, having commenced an action in the district court for Bamsey county against the firm of Lawrence & Martin, garnished Broadwater, Hubbell & Co. Upon examination the garnishees disclosed indebtedness to defendants amounting to $823.09, and the Traders’ Bank, of Chicago, appearing as claimant of this fund, was allowed to file its complaint, whereupon the action proceeded between it and the plaintiffs, and was tried before Brill, J.-, without a jury. Judgment was ordered for plaintiffs, and the claimant appeals from an order refusing a new- trial. cited 1 Daniel on Neg. Inst. § 21;…
1Opinion of the Court
Mitchell, JY*
This is a contest between the plaintiffs and the Traders’ Bank of Chicago, claimant, as to which is entitled to the amount due from the garnishees, Broadwater, Hubbell & Co., on account of goods sold and delivered to them by the defendants Lawrence & Martin. The plaintiffs claim it as attaching creditors by virtue of their garnishee proceedings. The Traders’ Bank claims it as assignee of the defendants. The facts upon which the bank bases its claim are that, prior to the service of the garnishee summons, the defendants had drawn certain drafts or bills of exchange upon…
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