American National Bank & Trust Co. v. Modderman

Plaintiff, American National Bank & Trust Company of Michigan, commenced this action on a promissory note against the principal defendant, B. C. Modderman, and obtained a judgment against him for $5,566.80, plus costs.

Plaintiff then issued a writ of garnishment against the garnishee defendant, The First National Bank and Trust Company of Kalamazoo, which filed a disclosure. Thereafter, Irene Modderman, wife of B. C. Modderman, filed a petition claiming that accounts with the garnishee defendant in the joint names of her husband and herself were her exclusive property.

The funds on deposit with…