Legal Opinion
General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Metropolitan Opera Ass'n
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided November 8, 1978PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Order entered May 29, 1978 (Sherman, J.) modified by granting petitioner’s application for a turnover order and directing respondent to comply with petitioner’s income execution only to the extent that the judgment debtor’s disposable earnings are not diminished by more than 25%; as modified, affirmed, with $10 costs to the appellant.
As we construe title III of the Consumer Credit Protection Act (US Code, tit 15, §§ 1671-1677), the maximum amount which may be garnished from the earnings of an individual for any workweek is 25% of his "disposable earnings” (i.e., after-tax…
3Cases cited3 opinions
- Howard v. WymanNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
- Costa v. Chevrolet-TonawandaBuffalo City Court · 1963
- Costa v. Chevrolet-Tonawanda Division of General Motors Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1965
4Cited by6 opinions
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- Midlantic National Bank/North v. ReifDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1990
- Kahn v. Trustees of Columbia UniversityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Carol J. v. William J.New York City Family Court · 1983
- Commissioner of Social Services v. John H.New York City Family Court · 1984
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