Legal Opinion
Easterwood v. LeBlanc
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 25, 1977No. 32824PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bowles, Justice.
This is an appeal from an order of the State Court of DeKalb County denying appellant’s motion to dismiss a summons of garnishment approved by a judge of the State Court of DeKalb County and issued by the clerk of that court. The sole issue raised on appeal is the constitutionality of the post-judgment garnishment law (Ga. L. 1976, p. 1608 et seq.) and 1977 amendments thereto (Ga. L. 1977, p. 159 et seq.).
The legal saga concerning the constitutionality of our garnishment statute began with the United States Supreme Court’s decision in North Georgia Finishing, Inc. v. Di-Chem,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- North Georgia Finishing, Inc. v. Di-Chem, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Coursin v. HarperSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- City Finance Co. v. WinstonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
3Cited by10 opinions
- MacKey v. Lanier Collection Agency & Service, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Brown v. Wilson Chevrolet-Olds, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Cook v. NC Two, L.P.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2011
- Black v. BlackSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Farmer v. FarmerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
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