Cammack v. Floyd

The fund in dispute is a sum of $1300, in the hands of the garnishees, Turner, Wilson & Co. The plaintiffs, creditors of Floyd, claim it under an attachment and process of garnishment levied in March, 1853. The interven, ors claim it as holders of a hill of exchange accepted by Floyd, for the payment of which, they say the fund had received a destination placing it beyond Floyd’s control before the attachment. The fund was awarded to the intervenors by the court below, and the attaching creditor has appealed.

A brief statement of the circumstances under which the garnishees hold the fund, will…