Georgia Court of Appeals, 1929

Dulion v. Lynch Enterprise Finance Corp.

Dulion v. Lynch Enterprise Finance Corp.
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided October 4, 1929 · Stephens
40 Ga. App. 431; 149 S.E. 812; 1929 Ga. App. LEXIS 183

Dulion v. Lynch Enterprise Finance Corp.

Opinion of the Court

Stephens, J.

Where an attachment has been served by service of a summons of garnishment upon which a return of service has been made, and where the time for filing the declaration in attachment has not expired, and although no declaration in attachment has been filed, and where the garnishee has not made answer, the attachment constitutes a suit which is removable from the State court to the United States court upon the ground of diversity of citizenship. “Service of the attachment by serving process of garnishment shall be as effectual for all purposes as though the attachment had been served by levying the same upon the property of the defendant.” Civil Code (1910), § 5079; Courtney v. Pradt, 196 U. S. 89 (25 Sup. Ct. 208, 49 L. ed. 398); Clark v. Wells, 203 U. S. 164 (27 Sup. Ct. 43, 51 L. ed. 138); Cain v. Commercial Publishing Co., 232 U. S. 124 (34 Sup. Ct. 284, 58 L. ed. 534); Yellowstone-Merchants’ National Bank v. Rosenbaum, 277 Fed. 69; 23 R. C. L. 626.

Judgment affirmed m both cases.

Jenkins, P. J., and Bell, J., concur.

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