Legal Opinion

Pepperell Manufacturing Co. v. Alabama National Bank

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided October 7, 1954No. 3 Div. 685PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*667SIMPSON, Justice.

This proceeding is to review by certiorari the opinion and judgment of the Court of Appeals holding that a writ of garnishment on a judgment rendered in Montgomery County was not levyable on a nonresident corporation which was doing business only in Lee County, in view of Sec. 232 of the Constitution of Alabama, which provides that “such corporation may be sued in any county where it does business, by service of process upon an agent anywhere in the state.”

The Court of Appeals’ decision was rested on two premises: (1) That a garnishment proceeding after judgment is a suit…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Harris v. BalkSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
  2. Industrial Addition Assn. v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  3. Sullivan v. Sullivan Timber Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1893
  4. Bolton v. White Motor Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1940
  5. Ford Motor Co. v. Hall Auto Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1933

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. City Stores Company v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1971
  2. Associated Grocers of Alabama v. Graves Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1961
  3. In Re Dale County v. Dothan-Houston County Airport AuthoritySupreme Court of Alabama · 1968
  4. Ex Parte Western Railway of AlabamaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968
  5. Ex Parte OwenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983

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