Wilson v. Bannen

A lot of goods, which arrived in this city in the ship Ocmulgee, in the autumn of 1838, was attached in these suits. Be'in and Cohen, agents of the New Orleans and Louisiana line of ships-, -to which the Ocmulgee belonged, were made garnishees. The goods levied on were sold, with the exception of one hundred and five kegs of nails, which were retained by the garnishees, to secure the payment of the freight due on the lot of goods. Long subsequently, the plaintiffs ruled the garnishees into court, to show cause 'why they should not deliver up the one hundred and five.-kegs of nails, which they…