Grande Carpet Co. v. Bedco Associates 1

Benham, Judge.

Appellant sued appellees, three Georgia limited partnerships and their non-resident general partners, on various contracts. Appellant then filed garnishment actions seeking prejudgment garnishment of specified accounts in the hands of the garnishee, Trust Company Bank. The fact that the named general partners are nonresidents of Georgia was the ground upon which appellant relied to bring the actions within the prejudgment garnishment statute. See OCGA § 18-4-40. The defendants traversed the garnishment, and the trial court, after an evidentiary hearing, dismissed the…