SunTrust Bank v. PS Bus. Parks, L.P.

OPINION BY JUSTICE WILLIAM C. MIMS

In this appeal, we consider whether the circuit court erred by placing the burden of proof in a garnishment proceeding on SunTrust Bank, the garnishee, rather than on PS Business Parks, L.P. ("PS Business"), the judgment creditor. Additionally, we consider whether the circuit court erred by finding that SunTrust was indebted to Deutsch & Gilden, Inc. ("Deutsch"), the judgment debtor, in the amount of $1.2 million.

I. BACKGROUND AND MATERIAL PROCEEDINGS

PS Business leased a storefront to Family Furniture Centers, Inc. Deutsch guaranteed the lease. After Family…