Gary v. Brown

Appellant was summoned as the garnishee of Margaret Austin and P. L. Austin, in a proceeding by E. A. Barnes to collect a judgment which he held against said Austin. The answer filed by appellant disclosed his possession of a certain note for $309.71, made by James Maguire, payable to Margaret Austin on or before three years after date, and dated March 9, 1886; also a certain mortgage on real estate in Michigan, from said Maguire to said Austin, to secure said note; that said note was, as appellant supposed, the sole property of Margaret Austin, and that appellant claimed a lien on said note…