Lyon & Matthews Co. v. Modern Order of Prætorians
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Montague County Court; A. W. Ritchie, Judge. Garnishment action by the Lyon & Matthews Company against the Modern Order of Praetorians and others.
1Opinion of the CourtSpeer, J.
The Lyon & Matthews Company, holding a judgment against W. A. Thomas, sued out a writ of garnishment against the Modern Order of Praetorians, a benefit insurance order, and the garnishee answered admitting the indebtedness. Wm. A. Thomas filed his controverting affidavit to the garnishee’s' answer pleading the exemption of the fund. Upon a trial by tbe court judgment was rendered sustaining such plea, and the plaintiff in garnishment has appealed.
The court made the following findings of fact, which are not attacked, and which we therefore adopt: “I find: That the Modem Order of Praetorians,…
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