Royal Exchange Assurance v. George Tritch Hardware Co.

The George Tritch Hardware Company, one of the defendants in error, sued Peter Fox on a money demand, and caused attachment to issue. Other creditors, also defendants in error, intervened and procured attachments. Final judgments against Fox followed and the attachments were sustained. Garnishee summons was served on Royal Exchange Assurance, the plaintiff in error. It answered under oath and admitted that it owed Fox the sum of $3,173.48. It later asked leave to withdraw the answer, and to file an amended and substituted answer denying the debt, based on alleged discovery of fraud. The court…