Legal Opinion

Yd Lumber Co., Inc. v. Humphreys County

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided February 10, 2009No. 2007-CA-01388-COAPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERTS, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Y-D Lumber Company, Inc., (Y-D) appeals the Humphreys County Circuit Court’s “determination of priority of garnishments” of the wages of Lawrence Browder, Chancery Clerk of Humphreys County. Y-D argues that all prior garnish-ors’ services of process on Humphreys County were defective, and as a result, its garnishment must necessarily be satisfied first. After careful review, we must conclude that the circuit court erred when it determined that priority of garnishments is based on service of the writ rather than the filing of the writ. Accordingly, we reverse the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Ellis v. Anderson Tully Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  2. State v. MaplesMississippi Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Burt v. DuckworthMississippi Supreme Court · 1968
  4. Roy v. Heard & SimmonsMississippi Supreme Court · 1860
  5. Folse v. Stennett-YanceyMississippi Supreme Court · 2000

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Andres Braud v. Kathy Bernstein and Marc BernsteinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2023
  2. Evans v. EvansCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014
  3. Michael Porras a/k/a Michael D. Porras v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2022
  4. Yd Lumber Co., Inc. v. Humphreys CountyCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2009

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