Pineiro v. American Express Card Services Co.

Sandra Pineiro appeals from a final judgment in continuing garnishment authorizing garnishee American Express Card Services Company to withhold money from her net disposable earnings. The judgment authorized the withholding “until the sum of $18,398.10, plus all accrued statutory interest from January 20, 2004, plus garnishment court costs in the amount of $15,231.36, are paid in full.” We reverse the final judgment to the extent that attorney’s fees incurred by the plaintiff in the collection process are included in the $15,231.36 figure.

In 2002, Pineiro hired appellee Barry S. Franklin &…