Clifton Mercantile Co. v. First Nat. Bank of Mesquite

This is a companion case to Clifton Mercantile Co. v. Summers, 283 S. W. 203, this day decided. Appellant, Clifton Mercantile Company, on August 22, 1925, the day it instituted said original suit, filed therein its affidavit and bond in garnishment, alleging that First National Bank of Mesquite, appellee herein, was indebted to the defendant Summers. A writ of garnishment was issued at once and duly served on appellee. On August 24, 1925, appellee filed an answer in this cause, admitting that it was indebted to said defendant in the sum of 8376.26. On September 15, 1925, the clerk of said…