Dowling-Moody Co. v. Hyatt
New Mexico Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
BRICE, Justice.'
This is an appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff in a proceeding in garnishment, wherein the district court held current wages were subject to garnishment for a debt incurred for necessaries of life, notwithstanding the debtor was not the owner of a homestead, was the head of a family residing in the state, and was entitled to an exemption of $500 in selected property in lieu of a homestead, as given by section 48-117, Comp. St. 1929, and made and filed a statutory claim therefor, as provided by section 48-120, Comp. St. 1929. It is unnecessary to detail the facts or…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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