Palumbo v. Industrial Commission

The record presents the question whether the pay of a state employee is subject to garnishment. Despite its breadth and wide application, the question is- in this court for the first time. The judgment creditor, plaintiff, joining as named defendants the Industrial Commission of the state of Ohio, the Treasurer of State, and the Auditor of State, seeks to reach money owing to the judgment debtor as salary due him from the Industrial Commission of Ohio, an agency of the state. Plaintiff admits that his action is against the state, and bases his right upon the 1912 amendment to Section 16 of…