Stowe v. Breen

In this case the defendant-debtor was employed at an agreed monthly wage. However, he had cash of the employer under his control from which, with the employer’s consent, he had withdrawn the amount due him from day to day as earned. At the time of the garnishment the employer owed nothing to the employee. Thereafter the employment and collection of wages continued as before. The wages were not ex empt from execution. Contending the garnishment tendered the garnishee liable for the wages thereafter earned by the employee, the creditor moved for judgment against the garnishee employer. The…