Welles v. Schroeder
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action upon the common counts to recover for goods sold and delivered, brought to the City Court of Hartford and tried to the court, Stanton, Acting Judge; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff. At the time of the service of the writ, Timothy E. Steele, Esq., of Hartford, was factorized and cited in to disclose.
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Action upon the common counts to recover for goods sold and delivered, brought to the City Court of Hartford and tried to the court, Stanton, Acting Judge; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff. At the time of the service of the writ, Timothy E. Steele, Esq., of Hartford, was factorized and cited in to disclose. Upon the trial the plaintiff, before judgment, insisted upon a disclosure from the garnishee, whereupon a hearing upon disclosure was made by the court, who found that said garnishee was not indebted to the defendant and did not have effects of the defendant in his hands…
1Opinion of the CourtHamersley, J.
Section 1237 of the General Statutes enacts: “Where in any suit by foreign attachment, any garnishee, having been cited in to disclose .... shall appear, the court may examine him upon oath as to whether, at the time of the service of the foreign attachment, he had effects of the defendant in his hands, or was indebted to him, and may hear any other proper evidence respecting the same; and if it appears that such garnishee had not effects of the defendant in his possession, or was not indebted to him, he shall recover judgment for his costs ”; and if the plaintiff “withdraws his suit, or…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- White v. HowdSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1895
- Trustees of Bacon Academy v. DeWolfSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1858
- Smith v. ScofieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1849
- Robinson v. MasonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1858
3Cited by5 opinions
- Parker, Peebles & Knox v. El SaiehSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1928
- Bridgeport Gas Co. v. District 50, United Mine Workers of AmericaConnecticut Superior Court · 1959
- Hartford v. Public Utilities CommissionConnecticut Superior Court · 1973
- City of Hartford v. Public Utilities CommissionPennsylvania Court of Common Pleas · 1973
- Denslow v. GunnSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1896