Burlington & Missouri River Railroad v. Chicago Lumber Co.
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error to the district court for Otoe county. Tried below before Pound, J. cited: Hutchinson Carriers, §§ 473, 474, 478. Adams v. Scott, 104 Mass., 164. Gage v. Morse, 12 Allen, 410. Orommelin v. Railroad,■ 4 Keyes, 90. Young v. Moeller, 5 Ellis & B., 589.
1Opinion of the CourtReese, J.
This is an action in garnishment commenced in the district court of Otoe county by the defendant in error, a judgment creditor of one William W. Babbitt, against the plaintiff in error, as a supposed debtor of the-said Babbitt.
The answer of the plaintiff in error discloses the fact that at the time of the service of the summons in garnishment it was indebted to the said Babbitt in the sum of $144.51 for overcharges, before that time made, on freight. Said answer discloses the further fact that it had in its possession at said time one hundred and fifty-three tons and fourteen hundred pounds…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. JenkinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
3Cited by3 opinions
- Darlington v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1902
- Burlington & Missouri River Railroad v. Chicago Lumber Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1885
- Purcell v. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.Illinois Circuit Court · 1893