Johnson v. Pace

Citations

• 78 Ill. 143

Syllabus

<p>Garnishment—moneys transferred before service and held for the transferee. Where a school teacher, being indebted, drew an order on the treasurer of the school district for the sum he was entitled to receive, in favor of his creditor, which was accepted by the board of directors on condition he completed his contract, and the creditor, on the back of the order, authorized the secretary to draw the money for him, which he did, as agent for the creditor, on orders drawn in favor of the teacher before the time limited in the order for payment, and before he was garnisheed by another creditor of the teacher: Held, that such agent was not liable to the garnishee process, as the money in his hands at the time did not belong to the teacher, but was held as the agent for the first named creditor.</p>