Geist v. City of St. Louis
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Son. Belden P. Spencer, Judge. (1) Moneys due and owing by municipal -corporations can not be reached, either by garnishment or by equitable proceedings, in order to satisfy the claims of judgment creditors of the person to whom such moneys are owing.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Son. Belden P. Spencer, Judge. (1) Moneys due and owing by municipal -corporations can not be reached, either by garnishment or by equitable proceedings, in order to satisfy the claims of judgment creditors of the person to whom such moneys are owing. Addystone Pipe & Steel Co. v. City of Chicago, 170 111. 580; Morgan v. Rust, 100 Ga. 346; Roeller v. Ames, 33 Minn. 132; City of Memphis v. Lasld, 9 Heiskell (Tenn.) 511; Burnham v. City of Eond du Lac, 15 "Wis. 193; School District v. Gage, 39 Mich. 484; Switzer v. City of Wellington, 40 Kan. 250;…
1Opinion of the CourtBrace, P. J.
At the December term, 1896, of the circuit court of the city of St. Louis the respondent recovered judgment against D. P. O’Brien for the sum of $124.10, bearing eight per cent per annum interest, on which execution' was issued returnable to the April term, 1897, of said court, which execution at said term was returned nulla bona and wholly unsatisfied.
Afterwards on the 30th of June, 1897, the respondent instituted this suit against the said O’Brien and the city of St. Louis, reciting these facts, and charging in his petition for his cause of action that “defendant O’Brien is, and has been…
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