General Finance Corp. v. Kiernan

JAMES T. CARLISLE, County Court Judge.

This is an action for attorney’s fees. The question to be decided is whether attorney’s fees can be awarded to a judgment debtor who succeeds in having a writ of garnishment set aside.

*93Plaintiff General Finance Corporation obtained a judgment against defendant Kiernan. General Finance then obtained a writ of garnishment, naming Mrs. Kiernan’s employer, Good Samaritan Hospital, as garnishee.

The writ required Good Samaritan Hospital to serve an answer within twenty days, stating whether it was indebted to Mrs. Kiernan. The writ did not make mention of Title…