De La Vergne v. De La Vergne

| T SUSAN CHEHARDY Judge, Pro Tem.

Appellant, Hugues J. de la Vergne, II, (“Hugues”), appeals the District Court ruling that the statutory exemption from seizure of wage earnings was inapplicable to protect passive rental income. Hugues contends that the trial court erred on three counts: (1) by allowing plaintiff to garnish the entirety of the rents from the Fernwood complex, (2) by finding that proper service of the garnishment papers for the first month’s rent continued for future rents due, and (3) by refusing to award defendant damages for wrongful seizure. For the following reasons, we…