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Attaching Creditor As Garnishee, D. C. H.
Attaching Creditor As Garnishee, D. C. H.
West Virginia Law Review
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Garnishment Of Public Corporations, Jeff B. Fordham
Garnishment Of Public Corporations, Jeff B. Fordham
West Virginia Law Review
The notion that garnishment of public corporations is against public policy early took root in the minds of American judges. The history of the subject is an interesting commentary on the growth of our law. The policy objection, based principally on the avoidance of inconvenience to public administration, has been accorded wide judicial acceptance with only occasional reconsideration on the merits. Stare decisis and that characteristic, but for the most part commendable, conservatism of bench and bar have done their part to entrench the doctrine. Judicial revolt against it, which has occurred largely in cases involving municipalities, has made only …