Case Name: Robert Smith, Garnishee, vs. Bruner, Morgan et al.
Court: High Court of Errors and Appeals of Mississippi
Jurisdiction: Mississippi
Decision Date: 1852-01
Citations: 23 Miss. 508
Docket Number: 
Parties: Robert Smith, Garnishee, vs. Bruner, Morgan et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Mississippi Reports
Volume: 23
Pages: 508–509

Head Matter:
Robert Smith, Garnishee, vs. Bruner, Morgan et al.
The plaintiff in error was summoned as a garnishee, and filed his answer, which, in the opinion of this court, was sufficient to have entitled him to a discharge, yet judgment in the circuit court was rendered against him. Held, that, the answer, though rath'er vague arid inartificially drawn, yet contained a substantial denial of indebtedness, and the court below erred in rendering judgment against the garnishee.
In error from the circuit court of Warren county; Hon. George W. L. Smith, judge.
The facts of the case are contained in the opinion of the court.
T. A. Marshall, for appellant.
J M. Chilton, for appellees.

Opinion:
Mr. Justice Yerger
delivered the opinion of the court.
In this case the plaintiff in error was summoned by defendants to answer as a garnishee in their suit against William McCulley. An answer was filed, which in our opinion was sufficient to have entitled him to a discharge, yet the circuit judge gave judgment against him. An application was then made to set aside the judgment and to amend the answer on affidavits filed, which was refused. The rendition of the judgment on the answer, and the refusal to set it aside with leave to amend the answer, are both assigned as error. Believing the answer, though rather vague and inartificially drawn, to contain a substantial denial of indebtment, we think the court erred in rendering the judgment against the garnishee ; and this renders it unnecessary to decide whether leave should have been given to amend or not.
Let the judgment be reversed, and judgment rendered in this court in accordance with this opinion.