A. J. Case & Co. v. Illinois Central Railroad
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from CMckusav? District Court. — W. F. Springer, Judge. The appellant railroad ivas once the debtor of one Cox. Case & Company sued on an assignment from Cox. The railroad company defended that, subsequent to the assignment, it was ordered, in garnishment proceedings in Illinois, to pay the fund to an Illinois creditor of Cox’s. This plea was successfully demurred to; hence this appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtSalinger, J.
I. It appears that plaintiff advanced money to one Cox, wherewith to do work for defendant, and that pay for this work was payable at plaintiff’s place of business, possibly payable to the order of plaintiff. But plaintiff does not rely on this, but sues on its assignment from Cox — and the case before us is this: The defendant railroad company was, at one time, indebted to Cox. Cox made assignment to plaintiff, of which assignment the railroad company was notified. The defendant is suable in Illinois, and an alleged creditor of Cox’s garnished it in Illinois. It notified Case & Company, in…
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