Aumann v. Black

Citations

• 15 W. Va. 773
• 1879 W. Va. LEXIS 58

Syllabus

<p>A collector of the city of Wheeling collected and paid to the city $330.00 as water rent, from Smith & Co., a mannfacturing company, which had not been assessed by the city council as directed by an ordinance, the said company having been omitted by the city assessor from the separate list which the ordinance required the assessor to make and return to the city clerk to enable the council to assess ' the water rent. Aumann, who was a judgment creditor of said Smith. & Co., suggested the collector and summoned him to answer as garnishee. Held ;</p> <p>That there was no liability on the collector, Black, which could be reached by suggestion to enforce the fieri facias lien as claimed by Aumann.</p>