Leedom v. H. B. Claflin Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for La Crosse county: O. B. Wymabt, Circuit Judge. The plaintiffs brought this action against the defendants, as copartners under the firm name of the White House Dry Goods Company, to recover the amount of a promissory note. The H. B. Glaflm Company was summoned as garnishee, and made answer denying liability.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for La Crosse county: O. B. Wymabt, Circuit Judge. The plaintiffs brought this action against the defendants, as copartners under the firm name of the White House Dry Goods Company, to recover the amount of a promissory note. The H. B. Glaflm Company was summoned as garnishee, and made answer denying liability. The action was tried by the court without a jury, findings were made in favor of the plaintiffs, and judgment entered against the garnishee, from which judgment the garnishee takes this appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBabdeeu, J.
The objections to this judgment are based entirely upon the court’s findings. It is earnestly insisted that the findings are opposed to, and are not supported by, the evidence. The facts, briefly stated, are as follows:
The defendants were conducting a iarge dry goods store at La Crosse. They were indebted to some ninety different creditors in the sum of over $29,000, about $16,000 of which ■they owed to the garnishee. Quite a large portion of their indebtedness was due, and they were being pressed for payment. On January 16, 1897, garnishee’s agent, George M. Shelley, came to La Crosse and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Strong v. KalkWisconsin Supreme Court · 1895