Legal Opinion
Pearson Grain Company v. Plains Trucking Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 30, 1973No. 8362PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REYNOLDS, Justice.
In this garnishment action, the trial court held that a check issued and mailed prior to, but paid after, service of a writ of garnishment discharged the indebtedness sought to be impounded by garnishment. Affirmed.
In February, 1972, Pearson Grain Company secured a judgment against Robert Wilson and Jake Wilson, dba Wilson Grain Company, in the sum of $22,500.00 exclusive of interest and costs. On May 19, 1972, Pearson Grain Company applied for and was issued a writ of garnishment against Plains Trucking Company, Inc., and its president, C. G. Reynolds. The writ was served…
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- Becker v. CooperCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1929
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