O'Hara v. O'Brien

This was a petition for a writ of certiorari in the city court of East St. Louis. The allegations in the petition are as follows: “That on the 10 th day of August, 1878, he, the said petitioner, was summoned as garnishee of Michael McGovern, by said Thomas Gravey, J. P. aforesaid, in the action above referred to, whether he, said petitioner, at the time of the service of garnishment upon him, had any money, property or effects, in his hands or under his control; to which summons petitioner made answer: that he did at one time owe the said Michael McGovern the sum of forty-two dollars, but had…