Legal Opinion

Bates & Co. v. Forsyth

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 28, 1882PublishedCited by 24 opinions

Garnishment. Debtor and Creditor. Actions. Torts. Choses in Action. Before Judge. Underwood. Floyd Superior Court. March Term, 1882. Reported in the decision.

1Opinion of the Court

.Speer, Justice.

1. This case having been before this court once, as ireported in 64 Ga., 232, we deem it necessary to treat only of the single question made by the record as to whether or not the court erred in sustaining the demurrer to the amended traverse filed by the plaintiffs below to the answer of the garnishee.

It appears that Bates & Co. brought suit vs. John Harkins in Floyd Superior Court. That on said suit, on 23d June, 1875, they sued out a garnishment, which on 28th June, 1875, was served on D. R. Mitchell. At the next term Mitchell filed an answer denying any indebtedness. This…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Bates & Co. v. ForsythSupreme Court of Georgia · 1879

3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Singer Sewing Machine Co. v. Southern Grocery Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
  2. Saint Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Brunswick Grocery Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1901
  3. Snow's Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co. v. Georgia Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
  4. Brooke v. ColeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
  5. Few v. PouCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1924

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