Holesinger v. Dubuque Feeder Pig Co.

The intervenors, Bernard and Diane Nie, owners of Dubuque Feeder Pig Company, Inc., appeal from the order of the circuit court of Whiteside County finding that a garnishment lien held by the plaintiff-creditor, Keith A. Holesinger, attached to funds contained in a bank account at the garnishee Tri-State Bank. The issue presented for review is whether a determination by a bankruptcy court to abandon a bank account, which was subject to a preexisting garnishment lien, voided the lien and prevented further State court action thereon by the lienholder.

On June 21, 1978, the plaintiff obtained a…