Davis v. Long

BILLINGS, Chief Judge.

Appellant-garnishor has lodged this appeal from the order of the Circuit Court of Bollinger County directing respondent-garnishee to pay over to the sheriff the sum of $28.89 under a garnishment initiated by appellant-garnishor. Appellant-garnishor contends she was entitled to a default judgment for a larger sum to be applied on a child support judgment she obtained in 1969 against her former husband, the named defendant.

Initially, we note that garnishment is in aid of an execution and is merely an ancillary remedy to obtain payment of a judgment, and a valid judgment…