Legal Opinion

Ritzville Hardware Co. v. Bennington

Washington Supreme Court

Decided July 18, 1908No. 7386PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Adams county, Zent, J., entered October 28, 1907, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, against a garnishee defendant, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury.

1Opinion of the CourtRudkin, J.

The Ritzville Hardware Company brought an action against D. F. Johnston on a money demand and sued out a writ of garnishment against one W. J. Bennington. Both the garnishee and the principal defendant made answer to the writ, admitting that the garnishee had in his possession and under his control at the date of the service *112of the writ the sum of $1,218.70 belonging to the principal defendant, and averring that the money so held was derived from the sale of a homestead acquired by the principal defendant under the homestead laws of the United States; that the principal defendant intended to…

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. McIntosh v. AubreySupreme Court of the United States · 1902
  2. Brandhoefer v. BainNebraska Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Becher v. ShawWashington Supreme Court · 1906
  4. Jean v. DeeWashington Supreme Court · 1893
  5. Duell v. PotterNebraska Supreme Court · 1897

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. First State Bank v. Bottineau County BankMontana Supreme Court · 1919
  2. Northern Savings & Loan Ass'n v. KneisleyWashington Supreme Court · 1938
  3. Keller v. FlanaganMontana Supreme Court · 1923

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