Legal Opinion

Henny Buggy Co. v. Patt

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided December 16, 1887PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from Union District Oourt — Hon. J. W. Harvey, J udge. Judgment was rendered against J. H. Patt, appellant, as a garnishee in an action brought by plaintiff against E. S. McMullen & Co. The garnishee now appeals to this court. The facts involved in the questions of law ruled by this court appear in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.

I. The plaintiff’s action was brought by attachment to recover upon promissory notes and an account, and process of • garnishment was. issued against Patt, who answered, denying indebtedness to the defendant in attachment. Subsequently, at the trial, plaintiff offered certain evidence, to which objections by defendant were sustained by the court. The objections were upon the ground that the petition failed to allege that something was due from the defendant to the plaintiff, and the evidence offered did not correspond with the allegations of the petition. Thereupon the plaintiff had leave to…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Pierce v. CarletonIllinois Supreme Court · 1851

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Lyons v. Davy-Pocahontas Coal Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1915
  2. Shores Co. v. Iowa Chemical Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1936
  3. McEwen v. FletcherSupreme Court of Iowa · 1914
  4. State v. BelvelSupreme Court of Iowa · 1893
  5. Farmers Handy Wagon Co. v. Casualty Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1918

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