BELL v. WEST

No. 5-3976.

406 S.W.2d 316 (1966)

Roy BELL, Appellant, v. Bill WEST, doing business as West's Service Station, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

September 26, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terral, Rawlings, Matthews & Purtle, Little Rock, for appellant.

No brief filed for appellee.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

In this garnishment proceeding the trial court entered judgment against the appellee, as garnishee, for $30.00. The appellant, the judgment creditor, contends that the garnishee failed to file a true answer to the writ, as the statute requires, and that he thereby became liable for the full amount of the principal judgment. Ark.Stat.Ann. § 31-506 (Repl.1962).

In January, 1964, Bell obtained a judgment for $954.70 against Ernest...

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