Miller v. Scoville

This is an appeal from a judgment rendered against appellants as garnishees. Appellants, constituting the firm of Miller, Loomis & Gill, had entered into a written contract with the firm of Seoville, Warkley & Melville, the attachment defendants, for certain work to be performed by the latter firm on the Chicago, Santa Fe & California Railroad. From the garnishees’ answer, which was filed January 4, 1888, and stated said contract in effect, it appeared that it was agreed that Miller, Loomis & Gill should retain out of the amount earned on the contract ten per cent of the same until the…