The instant case involves an appeal from an order granting in part a judgment debtor’s claim of exemption filed in response to a levy on a bank account. The parties assert that the issue presented on appeal is one of first impression: Whether the judgment debtor’s exemption under Code of Civil Procedure section 704.070 for paid earnings traced to a deposit account is 75 percent of the paid ear... More...   $0 (08-15-2008 - )

Plaintiffs Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, and Certain London Market Insurance Companies1 sought a judicial declaration of their obligations under reinsurance and direct insurance contracts involving defendant Astro Limited (Astro), serving as both the reinsured and direct, captive insurer, and defendant Boeing Company (Boeing), the direct insured. The circuit court of Cook County grant... More...   $0 (07-18-2008 - IL)

Plaintiff Melissa Avery appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment to Defendant Joint Township District Memorial Hospital on Avery’s claims of wrongful discharge in violation of public policy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and fraud. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM the decision of the district court.

BACKGROUND

A. Substantive Facts
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In this appeal, William Kancilia challenges the court of appeals' conclusion that his disability insurance payments can be garnished to satisfy judgments held by two of Kancilia's creditors, Michele Pearson and Denise Fahy. In the midst of Pearson and Fahy's trial against Kancilia involving various tort claims, Kancilia filed for bankruptcy. He claimed his disability insurance payments as exempt p... More...   $0 (06-23-2008 - CO)

The issue before us involves the interpretation of Florida‟s garnishment statute and the obligations it imposes on third parties, including attorneys, who are served with writs of garnishment. In its decision in First American Holdings, Inc. v. Preclude, Inc., 955 So. 2d 1231 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007), the Second District Court of Appeal ruled upon the following question, which the court certified ... More...   $0 (05-01-2008 - FL)

This putative class action challenges the legality, under the Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA" or "the Act"), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., of an unsolicited letter to a consumer about the offering of credit for a home loan. Defendant Greenwood Credit Union sent the letter to plaintiff, Anthony Sullivan, and others based on a list of individuals meeting certain minimal credit requirements that Greenw... More...   $0 (03-19-2008 - MA)

Lohutko was employed by Acclaim Systems, Inc. ("Acclaim"), an Illinois corporation with its principal place of business in Pennsylvania, from January 2, 2005, until July 2005. Acclaim instituted the pres... More...   $0 (03-18-2008 - MO)

The state is not a party to the underlying dispute between plaintiffs and defendants in this case but asserts that it has an interest under ORS 31.735 in the jury's award of punitive damages. The state has appealed from a supplemental judgment dismissing the case that the trial court entered as part of a settlement between plaintiffs and defendants. As part of entering the supplemental judgment, t... More...   $0 (03-11-2008 - OR)

Jennifer A. Bauer filed an application to determine the liability of the garnishee, R ealty Linc, Inc., doing business as ERA Realty Center. B auer sought to collect on a judgment entered against E .W. Skala. T he Hall County District Court determined that Gary Thompson, president of R ealty Linc, had not accurately answered garnishment interrogatories. The court entered judgment against R eal... More...   $19137 (03-07-2008 - NE)

1 After winning a judgment against Gordon Jungwirth, Hometown Bank filed a nonearnings garnishment action against Acuity Insurance, Jungwirth's liability insurer. The circuit court granted Acuity's motion for summary judgment and awarded it $500 in statutory costs. Hometown appeals only the award of costs, contending that garnishment is an equitable action and Wis. Stat. § 814.02(2) (2005... More...   $500 (02-27-2008 - WI)

In this garnishment action, Ford Motor Company (Ford) appeals as of right the trial court's May 31, 2006 order and judgment entered in favor of Oxford Estates Condominium Association (Association), which incorporated by reference the trial court's May 9, 2006 opinion and order. We reverse the trial court's May 9, 2006 opinion and order, vacate the May 31, 2006 order and judgment, and remand fo... More...   $0 (02-21-2008 - MI)

This case concerns the scope of 28 U. S. C. §2680, whichcarves out certain exceptions to the United States' waiverof sovereign immunity for torts committed by federalemployees. Section 2680(c) provides that the waiver ofsovereign immunity does not apply to claims arising fromthe detention of property by "any officer of customs or excise or any other law enforcement officer." Petitioner contends... More...   $0 (01-23-2008 - FL)

Judgment was entered against John P. Steichen and in favor of Maurice Fokken and Deanna Wright Miller (collectively the appellees) in separate legal malpractice actions brought against Steichen. The appellees then instituted separate garnishment proceedings against Coregis Insurance Company, Inc. (Coregis). Coregis had issued Steichen's law firm a lawyers professional liability insuranc... More...   $0 (01-08-2008 - NE)

PJL Properties, LLC (solely owned by Peter J. Long) appeals from an order denying a motion to reopen a small claims default judgment. Long contends that the circuit court erred when it denied his motion to reopen the judgment dismissing his claim and granting the counterclaim made by June M. Recla and her son Lawrence. Long presents several issues on appeal, challenging the circuit court's... More...   $0 (12-27-2007 - WI)

The trial court granted summary judgment against appellants, Dixon Financial Services, Ltd. ("Dixon Financial") and Hyperdynamics Corporation ("Hyperdynamics"), in favor of appellees, Greenberg, Peden, Siegmyer & Oshman, P.C. ("Greenberg Peden"), Gerald Siegmyer ("Siegmyer"), Ron Bearden, and R.F. Bearden Associates, Inc. (collectively, "Bearden"). The trial court then severed appellants' claim... More...   $0 (11-25-2007 - TX)

After obtaining a judgment for invasion of privacy and wrongful death against the owner of a St. Louis area nightclub, Mary Ann Green (Green) brought an equitable garnishment action under section 379.200 against Penn-Star Insurance Company (Penn-Star) in Jackson County.(FN1) She now appeals the adverse decision of the Jackson County Circuit Court. Green claims that the circuit court erred in ru... More...   $0 (10-18-2007 - MO)

In this consolidated action, Af-Cap Inc. (Af-Cap), the judgment creditor, appeals the district court's judgment dissolving and vacating garnishments and liens filed against any property of the Republic of Congo (the Congo), the judgment debtor, held by third party ChevronTexaco Corporation (CT Corp) and domestic ChevronTexaco subsidiaries (collectively ChevronTexaco), and dismissing Af-... More...   $0 (01-31-2007 - CA)

On January 7, 2005, Wal-Mart was served by Nationwide with a writ of garnishment with respect ... More...   $1086 (01-23-2007 - AR)

{1} The Court of Appeals consolidated two related actions, the first involving foreclosure on a judgment lien and the second involving voluntary waste of the foreclosed property. The district court had ruled in the waste proceeding that Defendant Robin G. Wakeland was equitably estopped from asserting her statutory homestead exemption in the foreclosure proceeding. The Court of Appeals a... More...   $0 (06-05-2005 - NM)

2 garnishment proceeding to execute on a judgment.1 We treat the petition as a petition for writ of habeas corpus and grant same.2 Whereas here the petitioner w... More...   $0 (02-23-2005 - FL)

This is a Medicaid eligibility case in which the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services (SRS) denied the application for benefits filed by Joan Seiker Wilson for her aunt, Regina Brewer (petitioner/appellee). SRS found that Brewer had nonexempt available resources in excess of regulatory limits because she held stocks worth approximately $33,000 in joint tenancy with two nieces... More...   $0 (12-29-2004 - KS)

These cases involve the enforceability of a Nevada District Court judgment that has been domesticated in this state by a filing that complies with the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, General Statutes §§ 52-604 et seq.1 The judgment debtor has raised three issues. He maintains that enforcement of this judgment in this state is improper because (1) the foreign judgment has be... More...   $0 (12-27-2004 - CT)

In this appeal, two creditors, Greg Munson, d/b/a Greg Munson Trucking (Munson), and the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF), that had judgments against Tri-State Commodities, Inc. (Tri-State), are competing for the same garnished funds. First, Munson successfully sued Tri-State and obtained a judgment against it. Later, Tri-State was sued by the BNSF and, in settling this l... More...   $0 (10-20-2004 - KS)

Food Services Corporation ("Food Services") brought an action against Jeremy Francis Rheam ("Jeremy") asking the trial court to quiet title to the property at issue, declare that Food Services owns an undivided one-half interest in the property, and allow Food Services to partition said property and receive one-half of the net proceeds of a sale of the property. The trial court granted summary ... More...   $0 (10-05-2004 - MO)

{1} This appeal involves two related cases: a foreclosure case, in which Paul and Kathy Mannick (the Mannicks) foreclosed on a judgment lien against Robin Wakeland's (Wakeland) property, and a waste case, in which the Mannicks and their successor in interest, Coppler & Mannick, P.C., sought to recover damages from Wakeland for actions she took to devalue the property that was the subject... More...   $0 (08-24-2004 - NM)