Lehmann v. Farwell
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeals from a judgment of the superior court of Milwaukee county: J. C. Ludwig, Judge. This is a garnishee action. The facts were largely stipulated, and are as follows: On the 24th day of May, 1893,. the main defendant, Hubert Deuster, obtained a verdict for $1,500 against the garnishee defendant, the Milwaukee Street Railway Company, in an action to recover for personal injuries. Judgment was not entered on said verdict until the 20th day of June following.
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Appeals from a judgment of the superior court of Milwaukee county: J. C. Ludwig, Judge. This is a garnishee action. The facts were largely stipulated, and are as follows: On the 24th day of May, 1893,. the main defendant, Hubert Deuster, obtained a verdict for $1,500 against the garnishee defendant, the Milwaukee Street Railway Company, in an action to recover for personal injuries. Judgment was not entered on said verdict until the 20th day of June following. That judgment was affirmed by this court on appeal in January, 1895; and on the 25th day of May, 1895, the garnishee paid the sum, by…
1Opinion of the CourtWinslow, J.
An action for personal injuries resulting from negligence was tried, and a substantial verdict rendered for the plaintiff. Before judgment on the verdict, the plaintiff assigned his right of action to his wife; and later, upon the same day and still before the entry of judgment, garnishee process was served on the defendant, at the suit of one of the plaintiff’s debtors. The crucial questions in the case are simply (1) whether, before judgment, the cause of action was assignable; and (2) whether, before judgment, the defendant could be effectively garnished.
*1891. If the canse of action survived…
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