Legal Opinion

Levin v. First National Bank

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 18, 1955No. 35642Published

1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.

1. A garnishee to whom the defendant in the main ease (an attachment proceeding) owes money on a past-due obligation has a lien on the funds of such defendant in the garnishee’s possession at the time of the service of the summons of garnishment, which is superior to the lien of the attaching creditor in the.garnishment proceeding. W. C. Caye & Co. v. Milledgeville Banking Co., 91 Ga. App. 664, 86 S. E. 2d 717.

2. That the garnishee, a bank, to which the attachment debtor owed a sum of money secured by past-due notes and also by a bill of sale to secure debt to an automobile reserving title in…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Oliver v. SlackSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
  2. Holmes v. Pope & FlemingCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
  3. Clark v. HavardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  4. Few v. PouCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1924
  5. Mutual Reserve Life Insurance v. FowlerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907

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