Legal Opinion
Family Finance Corp. v. Sniadach
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided December 8, 1967PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCurrie, C. J.
Appellant attacks the constitutionality of Wisconsin’s garnishment before judgment statutes, secs. 267.02(1) (a) 1, 267.05 (1), 267.07 (1), 267.16 (1), 267.18 (2), and 267.21, Stats., on a number of grounds based on injustices and deprivations which have been, or are likely to be, suffered by others, but which she has not personally experienced.
One such ground is that poor wage earners may have their wages garnished in a situation where there is no *167merit to the claim for which the principal action has been instituted. As a result such wage earners either are forced to settle with the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Frank v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Ownbey v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Jackman v. Rosenbaum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Coffin Brothers & Co. v. BennettSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Missouri Ex Rel. Hurwitz v. NorthSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay ViewSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- State Ex Rel. Strykowski v. WilkieWisconsin Supreme Court · 1978
- Schmidt v. Department of Local Affairs & DevelopmentWisconsin Supreme Court · 1968
- Layton School of Art & Design v. Wisconsin Employment Relations CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1978
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