Banning Cotton Mills v. George Muse Clothing Co.

1. “A proper construction of the statute is that the answer of the garnishee is not too late at any time if it comes before or at the time the plaintiff moves to enter up judgment against the garnishee for the amount of the judgment he has obtained against the principal debtor.” Owen v. Moseley, 161 Ga. 62, 68 (129 S. E. 787).

2. Where the answer of a garnishee (a corporation) was signed and filed by the garnishee’s attorneys, but was not verified, and where, upon motion of the plaintiff to dismiss the answer for such want of verification, the garnishee moved to amend the answer by having it…