Harris v. NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST CO.

National Bank and Trust Company obtained a writ of garnishment against the salary of Ms. Linda Harris in an effort to collect a default judgment entered against her and her now-estranged husband in 1975. The default was for money owed the bank on a Mastercharge account, and was in the amount of $2,300.97. The garnishment was issued September 15, 1980, to Ms. Harris' employer, Tuskegee Institute. The employer answered October 2, 1980, admitting Ms. Harris' employment and agreeing to withhold funds from her salary. No specific amount per week or month was set out in either the writ or the…