Bassett v. Garthwaite, Griffin & Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Washington. Tried below before tbe Hon. R. E. B. Baylor. Affidavit for garnishment, filed January 1st, 1857, on which day the note became due, and the writ of garnishment issued. The note was payable to Bassett & Bassett, or bearer; and a petition, or bill of intervenor, was filed by Benjamin H. and Jefferson Bassett. The testimony showed that they prosecuted the claim on the note, for the benefit of Hart & Oo. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
The appellees, in this case, were judgment creditors of Sheegog & Wilson. They procured the issuance of writs of garnishment against the firm of Bassett & Bassett, attorneys at law, and also against one W. A. Browning. Browning answered that he was not indebted to the firm of Sheegog & Wilson, &c. He further answered, that in the month of November, or December, 1855, he rented a house and lot from Sheegog, and executed his note for the rent, amounting to the *232sum of one hundred and twenty-five dollars; that he did not recollect whether the note was made payable to Sheegog, or to Bassett &…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Wybrants v. RiceTexas Supreme Court · 1848
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- Peel v. Farmers' & Merchants' BankCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1881