United States v. Paul B. Miller and Mildred E. Miller, His Wife

GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.

This case brings up the question of a Pennsylvania garnishment statute in a suit by the United States. The facts are simple and undisputed. Paul Miller and his wife borrowed money from the United States under the provisions of The Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act. 50 Stat. 522 (1937), as amended, 7 U.S. C.A. §§ 1001 — 1005d, 1007, 1008-1029. They defaulted in their obligation to repay. After unsuccessful attempts to collect the remainder of the ' debt, the United States entered judgment for it. Subsequently, informal efforts to secure payment- having failed, an…