Family Finance Corp. v. Sniadach

The majority opinion would lead one to believe that garnishment before judgment is a venerable practice of Anglo-Saxon jurisprudence and should be accorded the imprimatur of time. Yet, the fact of the matter is that this is a rather new development in Wisconsin law. The excellent brochure written by Paul L. Moskowitz for the Wisconsin Extension Law Department states:

“Chapter 267 of the Wisconsin Statutes' (1959) comes from R.S. 1878, Section 2752. The statute in Wisconsin originally provided garnishment as a remedy in aid of execution only. Many states still follow this law.” 1962 Wisconsin…