Farmers' State Bank of Merkel v. First Nat. Bank of Anson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Jones County; W. R. Chapman, Judge. Garnishment proceeding by the Farmers’ State Bank of Merkel against the First National Bank of Anson. From a judgment sustaining a motion of the defendant to dismiss the proceeding, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWalthall, J.
This is a garnishment proceeding growing out of the principal suit of Farmers’ State Bank of Merkel v. J. W. Briggs, a suit tried in the district court of Jones county, and appealed to the Court of Civil Appeals at Fort Worth, and transferred to this court. The garnishee bank answered that it was indebted to J. W. Briggs in the sum of $2,000. The principal suit was dismissed by the court on the ground of want of sufficient service of citation on the defendant. Thereafter this, the garnishment suit, was dismissed, on motion of the garnishee bank, on the ground that the main or original suit…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Bergman Produce Co. v. First State Bank of PaducahCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
- Farmers' State Bank of Merkel v. BriggsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1921
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