Dakes v. Marquardt
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal fi\opi Johnson Circuit Court. The defendant "ivas garnished as tbe debtor of William Scott, in a proceeding before a justice of the peace.. Scott claimed that the debt was exempt from garnishment for the reason that it was for the personal services of himself and sons, rendered within the ninety days next preceding the garnishment. Judgment was rendered against plaintiff, and upon an appeal to the Circuit Court a like judgment was rendered. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
l. oAiuncsHIVTENT * GVÍ-deuce. I. The cause was submitted to the Circuit Court upon dhe answer of-the garnishee, and an agreed state-ment of facts. The error assigned by the nlaintiff is that the evidence does not sufficiently support the judgment of the court -below.
The record shows that Scott and two sons, one a minor, performed certain work in building a foundation for a stable, digging a vault for an out-house, and hauling, sand. Scott employed other men while engaged in the work. He spent seventeen and one-half days upon the job ; how many days his sons and other men employed by him were…
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