State v. Mauritz-Wells Co.

CODY, Justice.

The Mauritz-Wells Company sued the Tyler Construction Company to recover a debt of approximately $1,200. In connection with said action in debt, the Mauritz-Wells Company sued out a writ of garnishment against the Humble Oil & Refining Company, hereafter referred to as the Humble. Then, in the writ of garnishment suit, the Humble answered that it owed the Tyler Construction Company $14,887.06. However, in connection with the said answer in the writ of garnishment suit, the Humble filed a bill of interpleader naming numerous parties, each of whom it alleged claimed that the Tyler…