Hubbard v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

McCORMICK, Justice.

Pursuant to chapter 684A, The Code, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa has certified two questions of law to this court:

Is a garnishee-employer obligated under Iowa Code § 642.14 or the common law to give notice to its employee whose wages have been garnished to satisfy a judgment before delivering the money demanded to the Sheriff for disposition, or does that statutory duty devolve upon the garnishor-creditor, or neither?

If the duty to give notice to the employee does rest with the garnishee-employer, and such duty is violated, does said…