Legal Opinion

Foster v. Haynes

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided December 28, 1891PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Garnishment. Parties. Practice. New trial. Before Judge Milner. "Whitfield superior court. April term, 1891.

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment reversed.

Foster et al. obtained a judgment against J. T. Haynes. Hpon this judgment they sued out process of garnishment against Harlan, who answered denying any indebtedness to said Haynes individually, but admitting that he owed him $1,087 for land he had bought from Haynes as executor of his father, Smith Haynes. To *241this answer the plaintiffs filed a implication, that while the money which the garnishee owed was due to Haynes as executor of his father, he was one of the heirs and there was more due and coming to him from the fund [than enough] to pay off" plaintiffs’ debt. Upon…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Merchants' etc. Bank v. HaimanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
  2. McDougald v. ReedySupreme Court of Georgia · 1883
  3. Strickland v. MaddoxSupreme Court of Georgia · 1848
  4. Connally v. RiceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Leake v. TynerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
  2. Jones v. MarilCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917
  3. Warthen v. MeltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
  4. Stone v. Peoples BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
  5. Arnoldsville Trading Company v. BrothertonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939

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