Legal Opinion

Smith v. City Nat. Bank of Wichita Falls

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 8, 1911PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Error from District Court, Wichita County ; A. H. Carrigan, 'judge. Action by the City National Bank of Wichita Falls against C. H. Smith and others, in which a writ of garnishment was issued. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants-bring error. The City National Bank of Wichita Falls-sued and obtained a judgment in the district court against C. H. Smith, A. B. Smith, L. M. Carnes, and J. H. Burns as principals on a promissory note for $1,500, interest and attorney’s fees.

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Error from District Court, Wichita County ; A. H. Carrigan, 'judge. Action by the City National Bank of Wichita Falls against C. H. Smith and others, in which a writ of garnishment was issued. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants-bring error. The City National Bank of Wichita Falls-sued and obtained a judgment in the district court against C. H. Smith, A. B. Smith, L. M. Carnes, and J. H. Burns as principals on a promissory note for $1,500, interest and attorney’s fees. The judgment adjudged all the defendants to be jointly and severally liable for the amount of the indebtedness, and no…

1Opinion of the Court

1 Writ of error denied by Supreme Court. The point made here is that, where there are several defendants charged with joint and several liability for a debt, as here, the affidavit, to authorize the garnishment, must aver that neither of the defendants has property within the state subject to execution sufficient to satisfy the debt, and the bond must be made payable to all of the defendants. Here, as seen, the plaintiffs merely avered in the affidavit that "the defendant C. H. Smith" did not have any property in the state subject to execution, and did not make any averment in respect to the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Willis v. Lyman, Sears & Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1858
  2. Burge v. Beaumont Carriage CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1907
  3. Lewis & Baker v. StewartTexas Supreme Court · 1884
  4. Doty v. MooreTexas Supreme Court · 1908
  5. McMahon v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1900

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Buerger v. WellsTexas Supreme Court · 1920
  2. MacKey v. Lucey Products Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1951
  3. Gottesman v. ToubinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1962
  4. ANDREW BROWN COMPANY v. Painters Warehouse, Inc.Arizona Supreme Court · 1975
  5. Smith v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1957

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