Gould v. Meyer
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Mobile. Tried before the Hon. C. ~W. Rapieb.. IN this case, it appears that, on tbe ^19th June, 1858, L. H. Meyer obtained á judgment before a justice of tbe peace, for $50, against James Richardson and James Robertson ; that ‘ on tbe 4th September, 1858, he sued put a garnishment on this judgment before tbe justice, wbicb was served on A..
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Mobile. Tried before the Hon. C. ~W. Rapieb.. IN this case, it appears that, on tbe ^19th June, 1858, L. H. Meyer obtained á judgment before a justice of tbe peace, for $50, against James Richardson and James Robertson ; that ‘ on tbe 4th September, 1858, he sued put a garnishment on this judgment before tbe justice, wbicb was served on A.. Brown, as tbe debtor of said Robertson; that said garnishee appeared before tbe justice, bn tbe 8th September, 1868, and answered under oath that he would be indebted to1 “defendáut,” on tbe 21st October, 1858, in the sum…
1Opinion of the CourtA. J. Walker, C. J.
Justices of the peace have authority to issue garnishments, for the collection of judgments rendered by them. Section 2471, found in chapter 20, title i, part 3, of the Code, authorizes the issue of garnishments-for the collection of judgments.; but it contains provisions indicating that it was not designed to include justices,of the peace. Section 2819 of the Code declares, that the provisions of the title above referred Jo, so far as they are applicable to suits before justices, and not contradicted by any provisions of the title in which section 2819 is found, are “in full force as to the…
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