Legal Opinion

Tower Credit, Inc. v. Carpenter

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided September 4, 2002No. 2001-C-2875PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

825 So.2d 1125 (2002)

TOWER CREDIT, INC.

v.

Tonya CARPENTER.

No. 2001-C-2875.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

September 4, 2002.

Rehearing Denied October 4, 2002.

Ricky L. Babin, Melissa L. Boudreaux, Stephen P. Sheets, Gonzales, Counsel for Applicant.

Richard D. Bankston, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Respondent.

CALOGERO, Chief Justice.

We granted this writ to consider whether a garnishee who failed to answer garnishment interrogatories should be held responsible for the entire amount of the creditor's $10,309.68 judgment. We find that the garnishee, upon contradictory hearing, presented sufficient evidence…

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Hickman Ex Rel. Iles v. Southern Pacific Transport Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
  2. Kendrick v. MasonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
  3. Fontenot v. JK Richard TruckingLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1997
  4. Sun Sales Co. v. HodgesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
  5. Commercial Securities Co., Inc. v. CorsaroLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982

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3Cited by52 opinions

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  5. Bouquet v. WilliamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016

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