Meridian Land & Industrial Co. v. Ormond
Mississippi Supreme Court
From tbe circuit court of Lauderdale county. Hon. Guión Q. Hall, Judge. The Meridian Land and Industrial Company, appellant, was plaintiff in the court below; James B. Ormond, one of the appellees was original defendant there,' and his mother, Mrs. Eliza J. Ormond, the other appellee, was claimant. From a judgment in favor of appellees the plaintiff appealed to the supreme court.
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From tbe circuit court of Lauderdale county. Hon. Guión Q. Hall, Judge. The Meridian Land and Industrial Company, appellant, was plaintiff in the court below; James B. Ormond, one of the appellees was original defendant there,' and his mother, Mrs. Eliza J. Ormond, the other appellee, was claimant. From a judgment in favor of appellees the plaintiff appealed to the supreme court. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. - If we concede for the sake of argument that the business actually belonged to the appellee, Mrs. Ormond, the case made brought the property, etc., used and…
1Opinion of the CourtTruly, J.
On December 17, 1901, a fire occurred in the city of Meridian, which, among much other property, destroyed the entire stock of goods of the Ormond Grocery Company, which at that time was covered by a fire insurance policy for $2,000 in the Queen Insurance Company. On December 20, 1901, appellant had issued an execution against James B. Ormond on a judgment in its favor obtained some three years before,' and suggested the probable indebtedness to said James B. Ormond of the Queen Insurance Company, and prayed for garnishment. The insurance company first answered denying any indebtedness, but…
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