Retterath v. Smith

The plaintiff sued the defendant Smith and obtained a judgment. He garnished the Southam Farmers Grain & Trading Company, W. G. Stewart, and various other persons. The two garnishees named above filed and served affidavits denying liability and the plaintiff took issue thereon. The issues thus arising were tried together before the court without a jury. The court found for the garnishees and dismissed the proceedings. Plaintiff appeals.

The facts, so far as they are material to the issues in this case, may be stated briefly as follows: The defendant Smith was a large tenant farmer. He farmed…