Legal Opinion
Enright v. Lehmann
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided July 19, 2007No. A06-347PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANDERSON, G. BARRY, Justice.
Appellant challenges the garnishment of funds deposited by his wife in their joint bank account to satisfy a judgment entered against him. The district court and court of appeals, relying on Park Enterprises v. Trach, 233 Minn. 467, 47 N.W.2d 194 (1951), held that all funds in a joint account, regardless of the identity of the contributor, may be garnished to satisfy the debt of any account holder. We reverse and hold that the plain language of the Multi-Party Accounts Act, Minn.Stat. § 524.6-203(a) (2006), prevents a creditor from garnishing funds in a…
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