Mechanics & Traders Ins. v. McVay
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Sebastian Circuit Court, Fort Smith District; Paul Little, Judge; 1. The judgment of the Tennessee court is valid and binding and the satisfaction of it constitutes a. compíete defense to appellee’s canse of action. 198 U. S. 215; 241 Id. 518; 174 Id. 710; 200 Id. 176; 240 Id. 620; Shinn on Att. & Garn., § 707; 12 Lea (Tenn.), 398; 90 Tenn. 161; 12 Tenn.
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Appeal from Sebastian Circuit Court, Fort Smith District; Paul Little, Judge; 1. The judgment of the Tennessee court is valid and binding and the satisfaction of it constitutes a. compíete defense to appellee’s canse of action. 198 U. S. 215; 241 Id. 518; 174 Id. 710; 200 Id. 176; 240 Id. 620; Shinn on Att. & Garn., § 707; 12 Lea (Tenn.), 398; 90 Tenn. 161; 12 Tenn. (4 Yerg.), 461. 2. Appellee can not now rely upon the insufficiency of the garnishment service in the Tennessee court. Supra. See also 45 Ark. 37; 80 Id. 543; 33 Id. 465; 96 U. S. 258; 122 Tenn. 248; 100 Id. 366. The courts of…
1Opinion of the CourtWood, J.
Appellant is a fire insurance company of New Orleans, Louisiana. Flynn & Ritter were general merchants, doing business at Monroe, Oklahoma. They had a policy of insurance on their stock of merchandise with appellant. The merchandise was destroyed by fire March 26, Í917. Flynn & Ritter became bankrupt. The appellee, as trustee of their estate in bankruptcy, brought this action against the appellant to recover the sum of $1,000 alleged to be due Flynn & Ritter on their policy.
After the destruction of the stock of merchandise of Flynn & Ritter the loss, was adjusted at the sum of $1,000, as the…
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