Cross v. Spillman
Supreme Court of Alabama
Garnishment in Pending Action; Contest of Answer. Appeal from the City Court of Decatur. Tried before the Hon. War. H. Simpson.
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Garnishment in Pending Action; Contest of Answer. Appeal from the City Court of Decatur. Tried before the Hon. War. H. Simpson. The record in this case shows that, on the 21st July, 1888, Robert Riddle & Go., suing as a partnership, commenced an action in the Circuit Court, by summons and complaint, against Spillman & Scott, a partnership composed of J. Spillman and J. B. Scott; and sued out a garnishment in aid of the action, which was served, on the same day, on the Young Men’s Christian Association and J. E. Cross. On the 6th May, 1889, J. F. Cross filed an answer as garnishee, admitting…
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.
— The original suit was begun in the Circuit Court of Morgan county, by Robert Riddle & Co. v. Spillman & Scott, a partnership composed of J. Spillman and J. B. Scott; and the original case is thus stated on the docket. Bending suit, and before judgment, plaintiffs sued out writs of garnishment, which were executed on the Young Men’s Christian Association, and J. F. Cross, appellant in the present appeal.
The next entry of record in the case, in the Circuit Court, is as follows: “Robert Riddle & Co. v. Spillman & Scott; J. F. Cross, and Young Men’s Christian Association, garnishees. Answer of…
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