Corniff v. Cook
Supreme Court of Georgia
Rule against constable. Before Judge Van Epps. City court of Atlanta. July term, 1894. The petition of Cook, a constable, showed, that a justice of the district where he served put in his hands an attachment sued out by Chamberlin, Johnson & Company against the Southern Travelers Club, a corporation of Eulton county, returnable to the March term, 1893, of the city court of Atlanta, for the purpose of having the same levied upon certain property, a schedule of which was…
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Rule against constable. Before Judge Van Epps. City court of Atlanta. July term, 1894. The petition of Cook, a constable, showed, that a justice of the district where he served put in his hands an attachment sued out by Chamberlin, Johnson & Company against the Southern Travelers Club, a corporation of Eulton county, returnable to the March term, 1893, of the city court of Atlanta, for the purpose of having the same levied upon certain property, a schedule of which was annexed to the attachment, for the purchase money of said property; the indebtedness amounting to $405.42, with interest from…
1Opinion of the Court
Lumpkin, Justice.
1. Upon the rule of practice announced in the first head-note, we will attempt no comment. The question involved is too well settled to require further notice at our hands.
2. The evidence as to what was done by the constable Cook when he went to levy .the attachment sued out by Chamberlin, Johnson & Co. upon the property of the Southern Travelers Club, is somewhat complicated and confused; but after giving it a very thorough examination and study, we think a fair summary of its 'real purport and meaning is stated in the second head-note. Counsel for the plaintiff in error…
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