W. R. Johnson & Co. v. Blanks, Walker & Co.

Citations

• 68 Tex. 495
• 1887 Tex. LEXIS 723

Syllabus

<p>1. Garnishment—Costs—Attorney's Fees.—The statute (Rev. Stats, art, 219) which provides for' an allowance of ‘reasonable compensation” to the garnishee who is discharged, entitles him to reimbursement for such. sum of money as he was required to expend in protecting his interest in the garnishment proceedings; this must he held to include reasonable attorney’s fees. In making the allowance the court may demand evidence showing what amount of fees had been paid or contracted for, but the trial judge must be presumed to know the value of professional services, and his failure to require evidence on that point will constitute no ground for a reversal of the judgment. The plaintiff has the right, if he should think the amount allowed by the judge too large, to offer evidence that a less' amount would be reasonable.</p>