Calkins v. Stevens

Bronson, Ch. J.

In a police court, plaintiff sued defendant to recover $200 due for rent. Garnishment proceedings were also instituted. The garnishees, who had purchased a certain pool hall outfit from defendant, disclosed $200 due. The appellant herein, claiming a right to the money through a chattel mortgage upon the outfit, was permitted to intervene. After trial, the police magistrate found that the intervenor had consented to the sale of the mortgaged property and entered judgment in plaintiff’s favor against the defendant and also the garnishees for $200. An appeal wras taken to the…