Legal Opinion
Betts v. Tom
District Court, D. Hawaii
Decided May 17, 1977No. Civ. 76-0123PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
SAMUEL P. KING, Chief Judge.
I
FACTS 1
In July of 1975, Clayton K. O. Tom filed an action against Patricia Betts, a divorced mother of four children, for alleged breach of a lease agreement. On August 8,1975, a state court entered a default judgment against Ms. Betts for $768.30, a sum including interests, costs, and fees. Four weeks later, at the request of Mr. Tom, defendant Helen Coltes, a clerk of the state court, issued a garnishee summons against Ms. Betts pursuant to Haw.Rev.Stat. section 652-1(b) (Supp.1975). 2 The summons was directed to the Bank of Hawaii where Ms. Betts had a…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay ViewSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Finberg v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Deary v. Guardian Loan Co., Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1982
- Johnson v. American Credit Co. of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Betts v. Reliable Collection Agency, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Cynthia McCahey v. L.P. Investors, Allen M. Rosenthal, Affiliated Credit Adjusters, Sheriff of Suffolk County, Suffolk County ClerkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
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