Moore & Valentino v. Read
Supreme Court of Georgia
Garnishment. Before Judge Atkinson. Glynn superior court. May term, 1889. Moore & Valentino sued Carlton & Sleeper for $296.-05, and caused summons of garnishment to be issued and served upon Read, who answered denying any indebtedness.
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Garnishment. Before Judge Atkinson. Glynn superior court. May term, 1889. Moore & Valentino sued Carlton & Sleeper for $296.-05, and caused summons of garnishment to be issued and served upon Read, who answered denying any indebtedness. In this answer he stated that he had been to the expense of employing counsel to advise him in making it, and had incurred the necessary expense of their fees for that service; and prayed that he might recover of the plaintiffs the reasonable and fair fees of his attorneys at law for advising him and preparing his answer. The answer was traversed by the…
1Opinion of the Court
Blandford, Justice.
The plaintiffs sued out a summons of garnishment, which was served upon Read, and Read employed counsel to answer the same. The garnishee was discharged, under the answer. Read claimed for expenses in answering the garnishment $25, and submitted evidence to the court upon that question, which showed that it was worth from $10 to $25 to answer the garnishment. It was shown by the evidence that his counsel had to examine a very lengthy account between Read and the debtors, in order to ascertain whether Read was indebted to them anything or not. The court allowed him $25, and…
2Cited by1 opinion
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