Curtis v. Hutchinson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
A. L. P. Erickson, as county auditor of tbe county of Hennepin, and Henry C. Hanke, as county treasurer of that county, were garnisheed in the principal action then pending in the municipal coui’t of Minneapolis and disclosure of the garnishees taken before a referee.
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A. L. P. Erickson, as county auditor of tbe county of Hennepin, and Henry C. Hanke, as county treasurer of that county, were garnisheed in the principal action then pending in the municipal coui’t of Minneapolis and disclosure of the garnishees taken before a referee. Thereafter upon the relation of defendant Hutchinson the district court for Hennepin county issued its writ of mandamus directed to the county auditor requiring him to issue his warrant upon the treasurer of the county for $110 in favor of relator, or show cause why he had not done so. The county auditor made return setting up…
1Opinion of the CourtPhilip E. Brown, J.
Appeal by the garnishees from a judgment rendered against them in favor of plaintiff.
The questions raised concern law only, the undisputed facts being *266as follows: On March 28, 1913, the district court of Hennepin county duly made an order allowing defendant Hutchinson, .an attorney at law, a specified sum, pursuant to G. S. 1913, § 8513, for defending an indigent defendant charged with felony. On 'the same day plaintiff, who had theretofore commenced an action against defendant in the municipal court of Minneapolis, caused a garnishee summons to be duly served on the county auditor and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State ex rel. City of Minneapolis v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
- Jacobs v. FouseSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1876
- State ex rel. Babcock v. County of ChisagoSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1911
- Mitchell v. MillerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- First National Bank v. State Bank of ClimaxSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
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