Baker v. John D. Maguire's, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Thiele, J.:

This was an action in which plaintiff sought damages, actual and exemplary, resulting from a wrongful garnishment of her wages.

In her petition the plaintiff alleged her employment by Armour and Company; that her wages had been garnished in an action commenced by defendant against her in a magistrate’s court in Kansas City, Missouri; that she had never been indebted to the plaintiff in that action; and that she had suffered specified damages. She prayed for actual and exemplary damages. The defendant’s answer consisted of a general denial.

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