Legal Opinion
Otis C. Smith v. Lorillard, Inc. Fidelity Financial Services, Incorporated, and P.L. Co. Federal Credit Union
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 17, 1991No. 90-2468PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
While working for appellee Lorillard, Inc. at its plant in Greensboro, North Carolina, appellant Otis C. Smith had his wages subjected to garnishment pursuant to two garnishment orders issued by the District Court of Jefferson County, Kentucky in November of 1985 in favor of a judgment creditor and in July of 1986 in favor of a second judgment creditor. Lorillard, which also does business in Kentucky, was served with the garnishment orders there, and began garnishing Smith’s wages in North Carolina. The underlying action from which the garnishment orders arose…
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