State v. Gordon Brothers Concrete, Inc.

BOARDMAN, Judge.

This is an appeal from a final judgment ordering payment by appellant/garnishee State of Florida to appellee/plaintiff Gordon Brothers Concrete, Inc. (appellee). Ap-pellee holds a valid judgment against James B. Peterson a party to whom the state is indebted. A writ of garnishment was issued against the state, and the state moved to dismiss on the grounds of sovereign immunity. The sole issue for our determination is whether the doctrine of sovereign immunity is applicable to a garnishment proceeding. We hold that the state is protected in this instance by sovereign immunity…