Bridgeport Machine Co. v. Early

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

This was an action by the plaintiff against Dale E. Early to recover the sum of $5,154.18 on a check which he had issued to plaintiff on November 15, 1929, and which was dishonored by the bank on which it was drawn because of insufficient funds.

The action was begun on December 12,1929, and on the following day garnishment process issued to the Continental Oil Company, which answered that it did not then owe Early any money and held no assets belonging to him, but that it did have a business transaction with him to this effect: On July 5,…