Cater ex rel. Central Bank of Alabama v. H. B. Merrell & Co.

We are of opinion that the answer of the garnishee and ap-pellee, Eagar, to the two sets of interrogatories propounded to him by plaintiff, and the documents annexed to those answers, give the date of the advance by Eager to defendants, and of the instrument of pledge subscribed by defendants for the security of that advance, with sufficient precision.

But the objection, made to the validity of the pledge appears well founded. The instrument of pledge does not state the amount of the debt which it was given to secure. It reads as follows : ’ .

“ For value received, I hereby pledge to J. Eager,…