Dallas Coffin Co. v. Yeager

R. W. Hedleston, an Eagle Pass undertaker, was indebted to the Dallas Coffin Company for part of the purchase price of his stock of goods, and while so indebted sold, transferred, and delivered his entire stock, in bulk, to Claude'Yeager, who continued the operation of the business. Subsequently the Coffin Company recovered judgment against Hedleston for the amount of the debt, and had writ of garnishment issued and served upon Yeager, who answered that he had nothing in his possession belonging to Hedleston. The Coffin Company, garnishor, traversed this answer, setting up the fact that…