California-Peterson Currency Exchange, Inc. v. Friedman

Plaintiff, California-Peterson Currency Exchange, Inc., a judgment creditor, appeals from an order of the circuit court discharging its citation to discover certain of defendant’s assets and denying its motion for turnover of 85% of defendant’s monthly earnings from Superior Bank FSB. We affirm.

On appeal, we consider whether defendant’s compensation under a consulting contract falls within the definition of “wages” as defined by section 12 — 801 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Wage Deduction Act) (735 ILCS 5/12 — 801 (West 1998)), such that defendant may exempt 85% of that compensation from…