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62 Ky. 186

Bibb v. Tomberlin

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided September 23, 1864

Court of Appeals of Kentucky · decided 1864-09-23

<p>APPEAL EROM TODD CIRCUIT COURT.</p> <p>When the obligor in a note, having notice of its assignment, is summoned as garnishee, and fails to disclose the assignment or to make the assignee a party, in order that the claimants of the debt may interplead, he will be liable to the assignee, notwithstanding the judgment against him as garnishee.</p>

Decided 1864-09-23

JUDGE PETERS

¶1delivered the opinion oe the court.

¶2[Tomberlin executed a note to H. W. Bibb, which the latter assigned to Mary M. Bibb. After the assignment, Poor sued out an attachment against H. W. Bibb, and summoned Tomberlin as garnishee. Tomberlin, although he had been informed that the debt had been assigned to Mary M. Bibb, *187failed to disclose the fact, or to have her made a party to the suit of Poor. Judgment was rendered in that suit requiring Tomberlin to pay the debt to Poor. Afterwards this suit was brought by Mary M. Bibb against Tomberlin, on the note, and the court below, on the facts stated, dismissed her action.]

¶3Appellant was not a party to the suit of D. W. Poor against Tomberlin, H. W. Bibb, &c., consequently the judgment in that case cannot affect her rights.

¶4It is in proof by H. W. Bibb, that Tomberlin was informed by said Bibb that the note upon which this action was brought had been assigned to appellant before Poor instituted his suit to attach the debt; and Tomberlin, in his answer to Poor’s petition, states that he had been informed that his note had been assigned to appellant; but he neglected to make his answer a cross-petition, or to take any steps to have her brought before the court, and, by interpleading, have the rights of all the parties ascertained and adjusted.

¶5Appellant shows by proof, uncontradicted, that at the time Poor commenced his action, she was the holder of the note, by assignment, for a valuable consideration, and as Tomberlin failed and neglected, notwithstanding he had notice of said assignment, to adopt the remedy afforded him by law to protect himself, he must take the consequences.

¶6Wherefore, the judgment is reversed, and the cause remanded for a new trial, and for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.

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