Benj. Harris & Co. v. Western Smelting & Refining Co.

On January 8,1937, Benj. Harris & Company, a corporation of Chicago Heights, Illinois, filed an attachment suit in the municipal court of Chicago against Western Smelting & Refining Company, a corporation of Omaha, Nebraska. Mitchell-Jackson, Inc., a corporation, which operates a storage warehouse at 1107 South Washtenaw avenue, Chicago, was named as garnishee. On January 9, 1937 an attachment writ was served on Mitchell-Jackson, Inc., as garnishee. On February 10, 1937 the garnishee filed its answer, stating that it had in its possession “one carload of copper, ’ ’ which it received on May…