Coller v. Sheffield Farms Co.

The question involved is whether the defendant had the right to pay said moneys which it owed to the plaintiff toward the satisfaction of said garnishee executions. This particular question of law apparently has never been passed upon. Therefore, it may be advisable to relate somewhat in detail the circumstances which surround this case.

Plaintiff was a tenant farmer residing in the vicinity of the village of Canton, in the county of St. Lawrence. He occupied what is known as a dairy farm. There were twenty-eight milch cows thereon. He worked the farm on shares. In other words, the owner and…