Legal Opinion
Big Spring Tractor Co. v. Scott
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 30, 1952No. 2928PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
GRISSOM, Chief Justice.
Big Spring Tractor Company sued Robert C. Scott for debt and caused a writ of garnishment to be served on the City National Bank of Colorado City, Texas. The Bank answered that Scott had on deposit an amount in excess of the debt sued for. Scott intervened in the garnishment proceeding and moved to quash the writ on the ground that he owned real estate in Texas, subject to execution, more than sufficient to satisfy plaintiff’s debt and that plaintiff’s affidavit for garnishment was false.
The trial court found, in effect, that plaintiff’s said affidavit was false and for…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- First Nat. Bank in George West v. Frost Nat. Bank of San AntonioCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
- Smith v. Sealy State Bank of SealyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1933
3Cited by1 opinion
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