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  "name": "Andrew Zembal and Josephine Zembal v. Ignatz Hasterlik, Charles Hasterlik and Samuel Hasterlik, co-partners, doing business as Hasterlik Brothers",
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    "parties": [
      "Andrew Zembal and Josephine Zembal v. Ignatz Hasterlik, Charles Hasterlik and Samuel Hasterlik, co-partners, doing business as Hasterlik Brothers."
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        "text": "Mr. Justice Adams\ndelivered the opinion of .the court.\nThe only error urged by plaintiffs in error which we think it necessary to consider, or which they are in a position to take advantage of, is the entry of judgment in the name of Andrew Zembal against, the garnishees. The defendants in the suit were Andrew Zembal and Josephine Zembal. The indebtedness of the garnishees was to Andrew Zembal only. Andrew Zembal and Josephine Zembal could not,in their joint names, have recovered judgment against the garnishees for indebtedness du\u00e9 only to one of them. Therefore the judgment against the garnishees ivas erroneous. C. & N. W. Ry. Co. v. Scott, 174 Ill. 413; Siegel, Cooper & Co. v. Schueck, 167 Ib. 522; Nat. Bank of America v. Ind. Banking Co., 114 Ib. 483.\nAs, in view of the decisions cited, the plaintiffs, Hasterlik et al., can not maintain garnishment against Claussenius & Company.in the present suit, on the facts disclosed by the record, the defaulted defendants (plaintiffs here) can take advantage of the error in this court.\nWe find no error in the judgment against plaintiffs in, error..\nThe judgment against the garnishees will be reversed and the cause remanded.",
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        "author": "Mr. Justice Adams"
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    "attorneys": [
      "E. W. Jaros, attorney for the plaintiffs in error.",
      "Williams,Kraft & Bust, attorneys for defendant in erfor."
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    "head_matter": "Andrew Zembal and Josephine Zembal v. Ignatz Hasterlik, Charles Hasterlik and Samuel Hasterlik, co-partners, doing business as Hasterlik Brothers.\n1. Garnishment\u2014Joint Judgment Can Not be Rendered upon Several Claims.\u2014Parties can not jointly recover judgment against parties in garnishment proceedings where the indebtedness from the garnishees is to one of the parties only.\nAttachment Proceedings.\u2014Error to the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. RicBabd S. Tothill, Judge, presiding. Judgment against garnishees, error by garnishors.\nHeard in this court at the October term, 1898.\nReversed and remanded.\nOpinion filed February 9, 1899.\nStatement.\nDefendants in error were plaintiffs, and plaintiffs in error were defendants, in the trial court in an action of assumpsit, and will be hereinafter referred to as such plaintiffs and defendants. The defendants were sued as Andrew Zembal and Mrs. AttdrewZembal. Mrs. Andrew Zembel was personally served with summons, and the summons was returned not found as to Andrew Zembal. The plaintiffs sued out an attachment in aid of the action. The affidavit for attachment stated an indebtedness \u00f3f the defendants to the plaintiffs of $732.39, for goods sold and delivered, the residence of the defendants; that Andrew Zembal had departed from the State with the intention of having his effects removed therefrom, and that Mrs. Andrew Zembal was about to depart from the State with the intention of having her effects removed therefrom. The attachment writ was levied on certain personal property, and was also served on H. Clausenius & Co., as garnishees. July 5,1895, plaintiffs filed their declaration, in which the defendants were named, \u201c Andrew Zembal and Mrs. Josephine Zembal, sued as Mrs. Andrew Zembal.\u201d July 17, 1895, Mrs. Andrew Zembal was, by that name, defaulted, and July 29,1895, Andrew Zembal, having been served by publication, was also defaulted, and judgment was entered against said defendants for the sum of $732.39, and special execution was ordered against the property attached, and general execution against Josephine Zembal.\nThe judgment, after defaulting Andre'w Zembal, contains the following : \u201c And it further appearing that the default of the other defendant, Mrs. Andre'w' Zembal, whose name in all of the proceedings, papers and the record is hereby amended, leave of court being hereby granted to the plaintiffs for that purpose.\u201d H. Claussenius & Co., the garnishees, answered July 17, 1895, but, by stipulation of the parties, filed an amended answer July 29, 1895. The amended an-' swer admits an indebtedness to Andrew Zembal of $1,608192,' denies indebtedness .to Mrs. Andrew Zembal, and sets up that June 29, 1895, the Fecker Brewing Company filed in the Circuit Court an affidavit for an attachment against Andrew Zembal, stating an indebtedness from him to that company of $875.35; that an attachment issued on\" that affidavit, and was served on said garnishees, and that, in response' tb interrogatories filed in that suit, they-answered,, admitting an indebtedness to Andrew Zembal of $1,608.92, all of which proceedings occurred.prior to the service upon them of the writ in the present suit.' November 16, 1895, judgment was entered in favor of Andrew Zembal against George W. Claussenius and Edward Claussenius (the garnishees), doing business as H. Claussenius & Company, for the use of Ignatz Hasterlik et al., the plaintiffs in the attachment, and the court directed that the balance in the hands of the garnishees should be held by them subject to the further order of the court.\nE. W. Jaros, attorney for the plaintiffs in error.\nA judgment rendered against persons jointly liable is an entirety, and if void as to one defendant is void as to all. Shuford v. Cain, 3 Abb. (U. S.) 302; Kitchens v. Hutchins, 44 Ga. 620.\nWilliams,Kraft & Bust, attorneys for defendant in erfor."
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