Munson v. Tri-State Commodities, Inc.

Hill, J.:

In this appeal, two creditors, Greg Munson, d/b/a Greg Munson Trucking (Munson), and the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF), that had judgments against Tri-State Commodities, Inc. (Tri-State), are competing for the same garnished funds. First, Munson successfully sued Tri-State and obtained a judgment against it. Later, Tri-State was sued by the BNSF and, in settling this lawsuit, Tri-State assigned to BNSF *154its interest in litigation it had pending against another company, GSO. Ultimately, Tri-State won its lawsuit against GSO and GSO deposited money with its…