Farris v. Gross
Supreme Court of Arkansas
■ Appeal from Columbia Circuit Court. Charles W. Smith, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Appellees, Gross and Ravencraft, commenced this action for debt against appellant before a justice of the peace, and sued out a writ of general attachment, which was levied upon six mules and horses, one wagon and a lot of tools, the property of appellant. Before the return day of the writ, appellant filed his schedule, claiming the attached property as exempt.
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■ Appeal from Columbia Circuit Court. Charles W. Smith, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Appellees, Gross and Ravencraft, commenced this action for debt against appellant before a justice of the peace, and sued out a writ of general attachment, which was levied upon six mules and horses, one wagon and a lot of tools, the property of appellant. Before the return day of the writ, appellant filed his schedule, claiming the attached property as exempt. Appellees appealed, and objected to the schedule upon the ground that appellant had withheld therefrom $500 in money which they alleged he then…
1Opinion of the Court
McCulloch, J.,
(after stating the facts.) In 1901, appellant was making staves and selling them, under contract, to the Little Rock Cooperage Company, and had a lot of men, appellees among the number, employed to do the work. On November 21, 1901, the Cooperage Company, by its inspector, accepted from appellee the staves then on hand, and paid him the balance due on the price thereof, $535.11. This suit was ■commenced and the attachment issued on November 25, 1901.
The testimony was conflicting as to the disposition of the money received by appellant for the staves. He claims to have paid it…
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