Colon v. Marzec

By a garnishment suit, Angelo Colon, plaintiff, obtained a $20,000 judgment against Reliance Insurance Company, garnishee. In this appeal, the contention is made that the garnishment was premature because the underlying judgment was on appeal; and that justice will not be served if the garnishment is collected while appeal from the underlying judgment is pending. The facts from which these contentions arise are not in dispute.

On January 25, 1967, Angelo Colon, plaintiff, a minor, by Jose Colon, his father and next friend, obtained a $53,000 judgment against an insured of the garnishee. An…