Western Railroad v. Thornton & Acee
Supreme Court of Georgia
Garnishment. Foreign corporations. Railroads. Before Judge Crawford. Muscogee Superior Court. May Term, 18Y7. Report unnecessary.
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Judge.
1. It may be doubted whether the personal baggage of a traveler can be reached or affected by garnishment. If the wearing apparel which his trunk contains is protected, the trunk containing it, and which is necessary for taking due care of it while his journey is in progress, and until his return to his abode, ought, it would seem, to be equally pro*301tected. The trunk is a part of his baggage proper, as well as its contents, and is in the carrier’s posession for the sake of the contents. Eor the time being, it is but an adjunct or incident, the apparel and other articles of…
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