Nunez v. Borden

FOSTER, Justice.

When a claim of exemption is made by a judgment debtor to funds in the hands of a garnishee in a garnishment writ issued on such judgment, he must accompany his claim with a “statement setting forth the personal property, choses in action and money, and the location and value thereof,” duly verified. Section 7908, Code. “The purpose of the requirement is to prevent the defendant, while claiming the money garnished as exempt, secreting other personal property, money, or choses in action subject to his debts, and which may be reached by appropriate legal process.” Decatur…