Hecht v. James and Farmers Mut. Ins. Co.

This case is incidental to that of Hecht v. James, 218 Or 463, 345 P2d 243, this day decided. That case was an action for damages for personal injury. Plaintiff recovered a verdict against defendant William James in excess of $34,000 and judgment was entered accordingly. The defendant in that case appealed from the judgment. The garnishee herein, Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of Enumclaw, was bound to the defendant in the damage action upon a liability insurance policy which limited the liability of .that company to $20,000.

When the appeal in the damage action was taken and the garnishee…