Seymour, Sabin & Co. v. Cooper
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Harvey Distriot Court. Action originally brought before a justice of the peace by Seymour, Sabin & Co. against Leroy Cooper and another, on a promissory note. At the March Term, 1881, of the district court, the rulings and judgment of the justice were affirmed. The plaintiffs bring the case here. The nature of the action, and the facts, appear in the opinion.
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Error from Harvey Distriot Court. Action originally brought before a justice of the peace by Seymour, Sabin & Co. against Leroy Cooper and another, on a promissory note. At the March Term, 1881, of the district court, the rulings and judgment of the justice were affirmed. The plaintiffs bring the case here. The nature of the action, and the facts, appear in the opinion. Sec. 157 of the justices’ act was, we think, enacted for the protection of such families as have a legal right to ask for and receive maintenance from the debtor, and which it is the debtor’s duty to support. We don’t think it…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
Originally the plaintiffs brought suit before a justice of the peace of Harvey county, against the defendants, on a promissory note, in which suit the plaintiffs recovered judgment. Execution was thereupon issued, and, being returned unsatisfied, the plaintiffs filed an affidavit under § 155 of the justices’ code, for garnishee process against the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Eé railroad company, which company, being duly notified, appeared before the justice of the peace and answered that it was indebted to the defendant Leroy Cooper in the…
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