Central Adjustment Bureau, Inc. v. Thevenet

OPINION

WALTERS, Justice.

Plaintiffs Central Adjustment Bureau and Vista Sandia Hospital (Central Adjustment) obtained a default judgment against defendant Corrine Vener Thevenet for a debt on an open account. When they were unable to collect from Corrine, a garnishment was issued and a judgment entered against Equitable Life Assurance Society (garnishee), the employer of defendant’s husband, Stanley Thevenet (Stanley). A judgment against garnishee in the amount of one-half of twenty-five percent of Stanley’s disposable income each pay period ultimately was entered in favor of plaintiffs.

Because…