G.A.C. Trans-World Acceptance Corp. v. Jaynes Enterprises, Inc.

502 S.W.2d 651 (1973)

G.A.C. TRANS-WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION, Appellant,

v.

JAYNES ENTERPRISES, INC., d/b/a Jaynes Mobile Homes, et al., Appellees.

No. 73-165.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

December 17, 1973.

Fitton, Meadows & Adams, Harrison, for appellant.

Bill F. Doshier, Harrison, for appellees.

BYRD, Justice.

At issue here is the constitutional validity of Ark.Stat.Ann. § 31-501 (Repl. 1962), in so far as it authorizes a prejudgment garnishment without notice. The trial court, relying upon Sniadach v. Family Finance Corporation, 395 U.S. 337, 89 S. Ct. 1820, 23 L.Ed.2d 349 (1969), held the statute…