Hometown Bank v. Acuity Insurance

ANDERSON, PJ.

¶ 1. After winning a judgment against Gordon Jungwirth, Hometown Bank filed a nonearnings garnishment action against Acuity Insurance, Jungwirth's liability insurer. The circuit court granted Acuity's motion for summary judgment and awarded it $500 in statutory costs. Hometown appeals only the award of costs, contending that garnishment is an equitable action and Wis. Stat. § 814.02(2) (2005-06) 1 limits fees in equitable actions to $100. We conclude that we need not determine here the nature of a true garnishment action. We affirm the award of costs as a proper exercise of…