Board of Education v. Booth

The sole question raised by this appeal is whether the plaintiff, the board of education of the town of East Hartford, is precluded by General Statutes § 52-278b1 from obtaining a prejudgment garnishment of certain moneys it owes to the defendant, Gary A. Booth, a former employee of the plaintiff. The trial court concluded that the funds, which constitute payment for accumulated sick leave and for a salary increase that became payable upon the termination of the defendant’s employment, are “earnings”2 exempt from prejudgment garnishment, and, on that basis, denied the plaintiff’s application…