McAvoy v. Weber

This appeal grows out of a garnishment proceeding. Plaintiff, having recovered judgment against F. C. Weber and wife, sued out a writ of garnishment directed to Home Owners’ Loan Corporation, which employed Weber as supervisor of its property management section. The garnishee defendant appeared specially and moved to quash the writ on the ground that the corporation was an instrumentality of the United States of America and not subject to garnishment. The motion was denied. Preserving its special appearance, the garnishee defendant then answered, admitting that it was indebted to Weber, its…