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31 Mich. 174

Krupp v. Tabor

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided January 19, 1875

Michigan Supreme Court · decided 1875-01-19

This was a garnishee proceeding, brought in justice’s eourt by Krupp against Tabor, as a debtor of one Wright, the principal defendant. Judgment passed against the principal defendant, and no appeal was taken. Judgment also passed against the garnishee defendant, who appealed to the circuit, giving the usual bond. In the circuit the cause was referred to a referee, who reported in favor of the plaintiff, and no exceptions were filed to his report.

Decided 1875-01-19

Christiancy, J.

¶1The suit of Krupp against Wright, the principal defendant, having terminated in a judgment for the plaintiff, from which no appeal was taken, and the ancillary suit of Krupp against Tabor, as garnishee, having terminated in a judgment for the plaintiff before the justice, from which Tabor took an appeal to the circuit, giving an appeal bond in the usual form, and the report of the referee not having been excepted to, the plaintiff was entitled to judgment in the appeal case. And all these proceedings having taken place before the commencement of the bankruptcy proceedings against Wright, we see no possible ground upon which Wright’s assignee in bankruptcy could be allowed to intervene or be heard in the appeal case, nor any ground upon *176which he could assert any right in that suit in behalf of, or against either party, if allowed to intervene.

¶2The circuit court clearly erred in holding the garnishee lien to have been dissolved, and in rendering judgment that plaintiff take nothing by his suit. This judgment must be reversed, with costs, and a judgment must be entered in this court for the plaintiff for the sum of three hundred dollars, and interest thereon from the 19th March, 1874, as shown by the report of the referee.

The other Justices concurred.
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