A-1 Lithoplate, Inc. v. AFS Publishing Co.

We are called upon here to determine whether there are circumstances under which cash bail bonds posted by a defendant in a criminal proceeding can be garnisheed.by his judgment creditors while the bonds are held by the court clerk.

The plaintiff, A-l Lithoplate (Lithoplate), served a garnishment summons on the garnishee-defendant, Morgan M. Finley, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County (the Clerk), seeking to garnish cash bail bonds. The bonds in question were in the Clerk’s possession, having been posted by the defendant, Art Seawall, to secure his release from custody pending the…