Satterfield v. Satterfield

The sole issue involved in this appeal is whether worker’s compensation benefits due an injured worker are subject to attachment and garnishment for the benefit of the worker’s dependent children. The worker’s former wife appeals from an order by the Circuit Court dismissing garnishment proceedings brought to reach the worker’s compensation benefits due her former husband from his employer’s insurance carrier, Wausau Insurance Company (Wausau).

The sole assignment of error is the dismissal of her petition for attachment and garnishment of the above benefits. The essential facts are not…