International Moving Picture & Film Co. v. Smith
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the CourtSomerville, J.
The bill of complaint in this cause must bo considered and treated as a bill by a judgment creditor to subject- intangible property which cannot be reached by- an execution at law to the satisfaction of complainant’s judgment.
Though its purpose is to secure a satisfaction of a judgment at law, rendered on the law side of the circuit court of Jefferson county, it is in fact an independent proceeding in equity, and must be governed by the rules of equity practice and procedure. See Martin v. Carter, 90 Ala. 96, 7 South. 510; Mathews v. Mobile Mut. Ins. Co., 75 Ala. 85. The trial court evidently…
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- Mathews v. Mobile Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1883
- Freeman v. PullenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1898
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