Legal Opinion

Thornton v. National Exchange Bank

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided October 15, 1879PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Error to Callaway Circuit Court. — Hon. G-. H. Burckhartt, Judge. Mary O. Thornton and AmosB. Thornton sued Bragg by attachment, and among others garnished the National Exchange Bank as tbe holder of a note for $4,744.50 made by one Lamkin.

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Error to Callaway Circuit Court. — Hon. G-. H. Burckhartt, Judge. Mary O. Thornton and AmosB. Thornton sued Bragg by attachment, and among others garnished the National Exchange Bank as tbe holder of a note for $4,744.50 made by one Lamkin. Lamkin bad bought a property known as “ Bragg’s Hall,” at trustee’s sale, and in payment of bis bid had made this note to the trustee, Miller, who had assigned it to the National Exchange Bank, who claimed to hold, as to $1,000 of the amount, for the benefit of the Eirst National Bank, and as to the remainder, for itself, and filed an interplea setting up…

1Per curiam

This was a suit hy attachment instituted in the Cole circuit court against Charles G. Guenther, administrator of the estate of TIenry Bragg, deceased, in which the National Exchange Bank and the other parties to the cause were summoned as garnishees. A change of venue was taken to the Callaway circuit court.

On the 21st day of March, 1874, said Bragg executed and delivered to H. Clay Ewing two promissory notes, one for $2,300, and the other for $700 payable three months thereafter to H. Clay Ewing at the First National Bank, Jefferson City. On the same day, said Bragg and wife conveyed to P.…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. National Bank v. MatthewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
  2. Chambers v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1860
  3. Runyan v. Lessee of CosterSupreme Court of the United States · 1840
  4. Shroyer v. NickellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1874
  5. Frost v. . Yonkers Savings BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1877

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance v. SmithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
  2. Black v. EarlySupreme Court of Missouri · 1907
  3. Inhabitants of Town of Fredericktown v. FoxSupreme Court of Missouri · 1884
  4. St. Louis Drug Co. v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1883
  5. Hasenritter v. KirchhofferSupreme Court of Missouri · 1883

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