Legal Opinion
Lawhorn v. Lawhorn
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided May 4, 1972No. Civ. A. 72-48 CHPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
KNAPP, District Judge.
On Friday, April 28, 1972 a Motion to Quash a garnishment summons was filed in the above styled case by Assistant United States Attorney, Wayne Rich. The summons was issued by the Court of Common Pleas of Kanawha County, West Virginia, to attach the wages of the defendant, an employee of the United States Postal Service. It was served on the United States Postal Service in Chesapeake, West Virginia. The issue raised in the motion now under consideration is whether the United States Postal Service is subject to a garnishment proceeding.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Chewning v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
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