Legal Opinion

Brooksby v. Nevada State Bank

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided November 7, 2013No. 58006PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*772OPINION

By the Court,

Parraguirre, J.:

A judgment creditor may garnish only a debtor’s funds that are held in a joint bank account, not the funds in the account owned solely by the nondebtor. In post-judgment proceedings below, a judgment creditor garnished the funds in bank accounts held by the judgment debtor jointly with her nondebtor children. The children, claiming that the garnished funds belonged to them alone, objected and petitioned the district court for relief, but the district court summarily denied their petition. Because the children’s claims to the funds were timely and properly…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Union Properties, Inc. v. Cleveland Trust Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1949
  2. Traders Travel International, Inc. v. HowserHawaii Supreme Court · 1988
  3. Jemko, Inc. v. LiaghatNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1987
  4. Maloy v. Stuttgart Memorial HospitalSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
  5. Beehive State Bank v. RosquistUtah Supreme Court · 1968

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3Cited by5 opinions

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