Griggs v. Docter
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: I). II. JohNson, Circuit Judge. Action in equity to enjoin tbe prosecution of garnishment, proceedings in tbe state of Iowa. Tbe plaintiff is a married-, man, with a family dependent upon bim, residing in this-state, and is in tbe employ of tbe Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company.
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: I). II. JohNson, Circuit Judge. Action in equity to enjoin tbe prosecution of garnishment, proceedings in tbe state of Iowa. Tbe plaintiff is a married-, man, with a family dependent upon bim, residing in this-state, and is in tbe employ of tbe Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company. Tbe defendants, who are also residents of Wisconsin, brought action against bim in Iowa, and garnished bis exempt earnings in tbe bands of tbe railway company. Pending these proceedings this action was commenced in tbe circuit court for…
1Opinion of the CourtWinslow, J.
There being no bill of exceptions, the only question presented is whether the pleadings and findings sustain the judgment. Wille v. Bartz, 88 Wis. 424. This question must be answered in the affirmative. The pleadings and findings show, without dispute or exception, that the defendants, in order to evade the exemption laws of the state, commenced garnishment proceedings in a foreign state in order to subject the exempt earnings of a resident of this state to their claims as creditors, and, in defiance of the interlocutory order of the court, actually appropriated $60 of the plaintiff’s exempt…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Wille v. BartzWisconsin Supreme Court · 1894
3Cited by5 opinions
- Greenberg v. GreenbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1926
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. McGinleyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1922
- Deeds v. GilmerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1934
- von Bernuth v. von BernuthNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1909
- Leeman v. McGrathWisconsin Supreme Court · 1902