Herring-Hall-Marvin Co. v. Bexar County

JAMES,

Chief Justice.-—This is a garnishment suit wherein appellant garnished the county of Bexar in a suit against Otto Kroeger upon a claim of $4000 and interest. The affidavit, in the statutory form, was made September 2, 1896.

On October 5, 1896, the following answer was filed:

“How comes Bexar County, acting by and through its County Judge, Hon. Bryan Callaghan, and answering under oath the writ of garnishment served upon it on the 2d day of September, 1896, says:

“That on the 6th day of January, 1896, it entered into a certain contract in writing with Otto P. Kroeger, whereby, in…