Cessna Finance Corp. v. Skelton

David Newbern, Justice.

The appellant, Cessna Finance Corporation (Cessna), brought a garnishment action in Crittenden County Circuit Court with respect to funds being held by the Crittenden County Sheriff. The money, a $25,000 cashier’s check, had been deposited with the sheriff by Homer Skelton in lieu of bail for Jack Hoback who had been charged with a criminal offense. After the bond had served its purpose and Hoback had appeared for his criminal trial, the sheriff brought a separate interpleader action in the chancery court, naming Cessna, Hoback and Skelton as possible claimants of the…