Central Coal & Coke Co. v. Texas Produce Co.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Little River Circuit Court. Will P. Feazel, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The judgment of the lower court recites as follows: “And it further appearing to the court that on said 12th day of December, 1896, plaintiffs sued out a writ of garnishment therein, setting forth in said writ plaintiff’s claim as stated in their complaint, directed to the sheriff of Miller county, Arkansas, commanding him to summon the Central Coal & Coke Company as garnishee to appear on…
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Appeal from Little River Circuit Court. Will P. Feazel, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The judgment of the lower court recites as follows: “And it further appearing to the court that on said 12th day of December, 1896, plaintiffs sued out a writ of garnishment therein, setting forth in said writ plaintiff’s claim as stated in their complaint, directed to the sheriff of Miller county, Arkansas, commanding him to summon the Central Coal & Coke Company as garnishee to appear on the first day of the present January term of this court and answer what goods, chattels, moneys, credits and effects it…
1Opinion of the Court
Hughes, J.,
(after stating the facts.) Section 3510 of Sandels & Hill’s Digest provides that “the plaintiff shall, on the day on which he sues out his writ of garnishment, prepare and file all the allegations and interrogatories, in writing, with the clerk or justice issuing said writ upon which he may be desirous of obtaining the answer of such garnishee touching the goods and chattels, moneys, credits and effects of the said defendant, and the-value thereof, in his hands and possession at the time of the service-of said writ of at any time thereafter.”
The allegations and interrogatories in…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Ex parte WoodsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1841
- McKnight v. SmithSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1844