Green v. Merrill

*630HEFLIN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment rendered by the Circuit Court of Jefferson County in a garnishment proceeding.

Larry W. Green, appellant, was seriously injured in an accident on Lay Lake when he was struck in the water by a motor boat operated by defendant-appellee Walter M. Merrill.

Subsequently a suit was filed by Green to recover damages for injuries sustained in the accident. In May 1971 a judgment was entered in his favor for $37,500.

Ten thousand dollars of this judgment was collected, and the balance remained unsatisfied. Garnishment was issued by Green against the…