Jones v. U.S.A. Medical Center

These four cases were consolidated on appeal and involve the interpretation of § 6-10-7, Ala. Code 1975. The question before this court is whether proceeds withheld pursuant to a writ of garnishment may be paid over to the clerk of the appropriate court in partial payments in view of the language of § 6-10-7. The appellants are judgment debtors whose wages have been garnished pursuant to § 6-10-7, and the appellees are judgment lien creditors of the appellants.

In May 1986 the presiding judge of the 13th Judicial Circuit issued a standing order authorizing the "Clerks and Registers to collect…