Tirrell v. Canada
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Kaufman. Tried below before the Hon. R. A. Reeves. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion. The appellants, Tirrell & Co., assign the following grounds of error: . 1. That the decision of the court was against and contrary to the law and evidence. 2. That the court erred in not giving judgment for plaintiffs-for the full amount of money acknowledged by defendant Canada to be in his possession belonging to S. Gr.
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Appeal from Kaufman. Tried below before the Hon. R. A. Reeves. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion. The appellants, Tirrell & Co., assign the following grounds of error: . 1. That the decision of the court was against and contrary to the law and evidence. 2. That the court erred in not giving judgment for plaintiffs-for the full amount of money acknowledged by defendant Canada to be in his possession belonging to S. Gr. Parsons. 3. The court erred in giving judgment in favor of Wm. M. Rice & Co., interpleaders.
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
On the 26th day of November, 1858, the appellants recovered judgment against S. Gr. Parsons for the sum of five hundred and sixty-three dollars and seventeen cents. On the 20th of September, 1859, the attorney for'the appellants made *458the necessary affidavit to obtain a writ of garnishment against the appellee, J: J. Canada. We infer from the statement of facts and the pleadings that this writ of garnishment was served on Canada on the said 20th day of September, 1859. Canada answered the writ of garnishment, and stated in his answer that he had for collection as agent, on the day of the…
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