Old Ben Coal Co. v. Universal Coal Co.

Plaintiff, a Delaware corporation, commenced suit by summons against Universal Coal Company, Universal Coal Sales Company, and the Price Hill Colliery Company, all West Virginia corporations, and it caused many writs of garnishment to be issued and served. A number of disclosures were filed showing indebtedness to the Price Hill Colliery Company. The garnishment is under 3 Comp. Laws 1915, § 13150, providing for garnishment of nonresident and foreign corporations. Procedural requirements of the statute of garnishment were satisfied.

The declaration contained five counts. The two defendants…